FIGURE 4.
The increased susceptibility to seizures in SD rats under dexmedetomidine and buprenorphine does not depend on ketamine. The data presented in this figure were obtained from 3 rats under dexmedetomidine and buprenorphine sedation with no administration of ketamine. The format of the presentation is similar to that used in Figure 1. (A) A time-course of LFP (averaged over electrode contacts spanning the cortical depth) recorded during ten trials, each with 10 s-long stimulation. The stimulation periods are marked by black rectangles. Note the seizures induced by the stimulus in the first, fourth, and eighth trials. (B) A normal-evoked LFP response recorded in trial #6. (C) A seizure pattern recorded in trial #4. The red and green arrows indicate the onset and termination of the seizure, respectively. (D) The number of seizures recorded in each of the 3 rats as a function of time after the initiation of the dexmedetomidine administration.
