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. 2015 Nov 23;3:101. doi: 10.3389/fped.2015.00101

Table 1.

Pre-clinical studies of neonatal seizures and their long-term parameters.

Study Model Species Age of insult Chronic ages evaluated Acute EEG seizure Long-term EEG seizure Injury Long-term comorbidities
Stafstrom (6) Kainic acid Rat PND 5, 10, 20, and 30 3 months N.E Evaluated Evaluated CA3 cell loss in P20 and 30 N.E
Jensen et al. (36) Perinatal hypoxia Rat PND 5, 10, and 60 1–2 months N.E N.E N.E Water maze, open field, handling tests, susceptibility to flurothyl
Lee et al. (46) Tetanus-toxin Rat PND 9–11 Up to 6 months N.E N.E Evaluated No injury Chronic EEG abnormality
Huang et al. (47) Flurothyl Rat PND 0–9 3 months 50 seizures N.E N.E Increased seizure susceptibility to flurothyl, impaired memory, change in HC morphology
Santos et al. (48) Pilocarpine Rat PND 7–9 3 months N.E N.E Evaluated No injury Reduced exploratory skills CA1 hyperexcitability
Xiu-Yu et al. (44) Pilocarpine Rat PND 1, 4, and 7 P49 N.E N.E Evaluated No injury Altered neurogenesis
Kadam et al. (49) Perinatal HI Rat PND 7 6 months N.E N.E Evaluated Cortical lesions Mossy fiber sprouting Cortical dysgenesis
Kadam et al. (49) Perinatal HI Mouse PND12 P33–39 N.E N.E Evaluated Hemi: 34% HC: 61% Rotarod, T-maze alteration, open field, cylinder test
Kadam et al. (49) Perinatal HI Rat PND 7 2–12months N.E Evaluated Evaluated Hemi: 30–78% N.E
Rakhade et al. (37) Perinatal hypoxia Rat PND 10 3–6 months N.E Evaluated Evaluated No injury Significant prevalence of epilepsy Increased mossy fiber sprouting in CA3 HC
Lugo et al. (50) Flurothyl Mouse PND7–11 P40 N.E N.E N.E Deficits in HC-dependent memory and social behavior
Kang et al. (38, 51) Ischemia Mouse PND 7, 10, and 12 N.E Evaluated N.E Evaluated P18 N.E
Bernard et al. (52) Kainic acid Rat PND 7 P6090 N.E N.E N.E Abnormal social interaction and restricted interests
Peng et al. (53) Perinatal HI Mouse PND 7 11–12 months N.E Evaluated Evaluated 11–12 month Hemi: 44–69% N.E

N.E, not evaluated; HC, hippocampus.