Semiology of spontaneous generalized tonic-clonic seizures in the epileptic baboon.

Objective: The epileptic baboon provides an animal model for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), demonstrating spontaneous generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) in addition to generalized myoclonic, absence and multifocal seizures. While photoconvulsive responses have been described in this model, spontaneous GTCS have not been characterized.

Methods: In this study, we characterized 46 seizures in 7 epileptic baboons (5 females, 12 ± 3 years old) by video recording.

Hyperbaric oxygen for late sequelae of carbon monoxide poisoning enhances neurological recovery: case report.

Neuropsychiatric sequelae have been reported in 15%-45% of survivors of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO₂) therapy reduces the incidence of cognitive and neurological a dysfunction. The efficacy of providing HBO₂ beyond the first one to two days after initial insult is unknown.