Sex differences in models of epilepsy and seizure induction
| Sex Difference | |
|---|---|
| Generalized (Motor) | |
| Picrotoxin | Rats: ♀ > sensitivity |
| Mouse: ♀ < sensitivity | |
| Pentlyenetetrazole | Rats: ♀ < sensitivity |
| Mouse: ♀ > sensitivity | |
| Bicuculline | Rats: ♀ < sensitivity |
| Electroshock | Rats, mouse: ♀ > sensitivity |
| Generalized (Absence) | |
| WAG/Rij | ♀ = ♂ |
| GAERS | ♀ = ♂ |
| Focal | |
| Kainic acid | Rats: ♀ < sensitivity |
| Mouse: ♀ > sensitivity | |
| Pilocarpine | Rats: ♀ < sensitivity |
| Mice: mixed reports | |
| Kindling | Amygdala kindling: ♀ = ♂ |
| Hippocampus kindling: ♀ < sensitivity |