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Methods: To induce T2DM, postnatal day (P) 3 rats were injected with streptozocin (STZ, 100 mg\/kg, s.c.; n = 18); control rats received an equal volume of citrate buffer (pH 4.5) used as vehicle (n = 16). Glycemia was monitored at P30, P40, P60, and P90 in both experimental groups. Subsequently, rats were injected intraperitoneally with lithium chloride (LiCl, 3 mEq\/kg, i.p.), and 18 h later, at P90, SE was induced by pilocarpine hydrochloride (30 mg\/kg, s.c.). Matched control rats were injected with LiCl and physiological saline solution. The severity of SE, the neurodegeneration, cell and tissue loss, and microglia and glial responses were evaluated in the hippocampus, amygdala, thalamus, the piriform cortex. Results: Hyperglycemia was evident at P90 in STZ rats compared with vehicle (p &lt; 0.05). T2DM rats had a higher frequency of stage V seizures and increased latency to the first stage V seizure and to SE compared with control rats (p &lt; 0.05). T2DM rats showed an increased number of Fluoro-Jade B-positive cells, a reduction in cell density, and tissue loss, associated with an increased microglia density but a reduced glial cell count after SE (p &lt; 0.05). 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