[HTML][HTML] Cortical GABAergic interneurons in cross-modal plasticity following early blindness

S Desgent, M Ptito - Neural plasticity, 2012 - hindawi.com
… of the echolocating ghost bat is expanded, while the visual area (V) and S is relatively small.
… V cortex becomes smaller and is recruited by the A and S modalities. Similarity in relative …

[HTML][HTML] Early-life stress is associated with gender-based vulnerability to epileptogenesis in rat pups

S Desgent, S Duss, NT Sanon, P Lema, M Lévesque… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
… Funding: S. Desgent was supported by postdoctoral research awards from: Epilepsy
Canada,Toronto (Ontario) Canada; the SAVOY epilepsy foundation, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (…

Role of GPR55 during axon growth and target innervation

…, A Bouchard, J Gagnon, P Javadi, S Desgent… - Eneuro, 2015 - eneuro.org
… This study is the first demonstration that GPR55 is expressed in the developing CNS and …
with the relevant university’s animal care committee’s regulations and approval. Male and …

[HTML][HTML] Humanized mouse model of Rasmussen's encephalitis supports the immune-mediated hypothesis

…, NT Sanon, JI Alvarez, S Desgent… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a chronic inflammatory brain disorder that causes
frequent seizures and unilateral hemispheric atrophy with progressive neurological deficits. …

Long-term consequences of a prolonged febrile seizure in a dual pathology model

S Gibbs, B Chattopadhyaya, S Desgent, PN Awad… - Neurobiology of …, 2011 - Elsevier
… The most important finding in this manuscript is that hippocampal injury precedes spontaneous
recurrent seizures. ► We demonstrated that prior to SRS onset hippocampal atrophy is

Favorable adverse effect profile of brivaracetam vs levetiracetam in a preclinical model

…, CM Bosoi, A Simard, E Messiet, S Desgent… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2018 - Elsevier
… take significantly less time to find the platform taking roughly from 43 s on day 1 to 10 s on
day 6 in Sham, and from 48 s on day 1 to 17 s on day 6 in KA groups (repeated measures Two-…

[HTML][HTML] Atypical febrile seizures, mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, and dual pathology

NT Sanon, S Desgent, L Carmant - Epilepsy Research and Treatment, 2012 - hindawi.com
… epilepsy in humans and is generally refractory to treatment [1]. It is characterized by seizures
… of epilepsy, the underlying pathology is Ammon’s horn sclerosis characterized by neuronal …

Regional analysis of neurofilament protein immunoreactivity in the hamster's cortex

D Boire, S Desgent, I Matteau, M Ptito - Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy, 2005 - Elsevier
The laminar distribution of several distinct populations of neurofilament protein containing
neurons has been used as a criterion for the delineation of cortical areas in hamsters. SMI-32 …

Electroencephalographic and physiologic changes after tricaine methanesulfonate immersion of African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis)

V Lalonde-Robert, S Desgent, S Duss… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
… Euthanasia, as defined by the AVMA guidelines, is an irreversible process by which death
is … This study is the first to demonstrate that MS222 is an anesthetic—it is capable of causing …

Reducing premature KCC2 expression rescues seizure susceptibility and spine morphology in atypical febrile seizures

…, J Gagné, S Duss, D Wolf, S Desgent… - Neurobiology of …, 2016 - Elsevier
… Here, we test the hypothesis that KCC2 expression and function is prematurely increased
in the LHS model, and that this event causes increased seizure susceptibility and altered …