| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| CONT | control |
| DG | dentate gyrus |
| EPI | epileptic |
| EPSP | excitatory postsynaptic potential |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| I/O | input/output |
| IPI | interpulse interval |
| LEV | levetiracetam |
| LTP | long-term potentiation |
| PP | paired-pulse |
| PPD | paired-pulse depression |
| PPF | paired-pulse facilitation |
| PS | population spike |
| RM | repeated-measures |
| S.E.M. | standard error of the mean |
| SE | status epilepticus |
| S–N–K | Student–Newman–Keuls |
| SV2A | synaptic vesicle protein 2A |
| TLE | temporal lobe epilepsy |