NG2DsRedBlood-brain barrierStatus epilepticusPurpose: The role of cerebrovascular dysfunction in seizure disorders is recognized. Blood-brain barrier (BBB) damage in epilepsy has been linked to endothelial and glial pathophysiological changes. Little is known about the involvement of pericytes, a cell ...
•PDGFRβ+ and vascular NG2DsRed cells redistribute after status epilepticus.•PDGFRβ colocalizes with NG2.•PDGFRβ+ cells populate the parenchyma and the cerebrovasculature in human TLE.•Pericytes could be involved in cerebrovascular dysfunction during seizures.doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2014.07....