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Descriptor English: Kindling, Neurologic
Descriptor Spanish: Excitación Neurológica
Descriptor facilitación neurológica
Entry term(s) hiperexcitación neurológica
sensibilización neurológica
Scope note: Excitación débil repetida de las estructuras cerebrales que de modo progresivo aumenta la sensibilidad a la misma estimulación. Con el tiempo se puede reducir el umbral requerido para desencadenar convulsiones.
Descriptor Portuguese: Excitação Neurológica
Descriptor French: Embrasement
Entry term(s): Kindlings, Neurologic
Neurologic Kindling
Neurologic Kindlings
Tree number(s): G11.561.484
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007696
Scope note: The repeated weak excitation of brain structures, that progressively increases sensitivity to the same stimulation. Over time, this can lower the threshold required to trigger seizures.
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
ES ethics
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
PA pathology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Amygdaloid Body (1966-1981)
Convulsions (1966-1981)
Electric Stimulation (1966-1981)
Public MeSH Note: 2007; see KINDLING (NEUROLOGY) 1982-2006
History Note: 2007(1982)
Related: Seizures MeSH
DeCS ID: 7871
Unique ID: D007696
NLM Classification: WL 102
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1982/01/01
Date of Entry: 1981/02/24
Revision Date: 2016/06/23
Kindling, Neurologic - Preferred
Concept UI M0012039
Scope note The repeated weak excitation of brain structures, that progressively increases sensitivity to the same stimulation. Over time, this can lower the threshold required to trigger seizures.
Preferred term Kindling, Neurologic
Entry term(s) Kindlings, Neurologic
Neurologic Kindling
Neurologic Kindlings



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