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. 2014 Jul 23;8:200. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00200

Table 1.

Protocol parameters and outcome comparison between RK and SK.

Protocol parameters
RK SK
Number of Days 3 17
Trains per Day 10 1
Inter-Stimulus Interval 20 m 24 h
Stimulus duration (train duration) 10 s 1 s
Train frequency 50 Hz (biphasic) 62.5 Hz (monophasic)
Train pulses width 1.0 ms (square) 1.0 ms (square)
Protocol outcome
RK SK
Total generalized seizures 3.6 ± 0.8 R4 4.8 ± 0.8 R4
6.4 ± 0.8 R5 7.8 ± 0.8 R5
First AD duration 46.5 ± 5.2 s (R4) 46.4 ± 4.9 s (R4)
62.3 ± 3.8 s (R5)* 48.7 ± 3.6 s (R5)
Trains needed to reach R4 and R5 9.8 ± 2.8 R4 4.3 ± 0.3 R4
12.3 ± 1.4 R5* 6.4 ± 0.4 R5
Initial AD thresholds 73.5 ± 13.7 μA* 260 ± 24.5 μA

t-test *p < 0.05.