Human Brain γ‐Aminobutyric Acid Levels and Seizure Control Following Initiation of Vigabatrin Therapy
Petroff O, Behar K, Mattson R, Rothman D. Human Brain γ‐Aminobutyric Acid Levels and Seizure Control Following Initiation of Vigabatrin Therapy. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1996, 67: 2399-2404. PMID: 8931472, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.67062399.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain GABA contentImproved seizure controlBrain GABA levelsSeizure controlVigabatrin treatmentGABA levelsDaily doseAntiepileptic drugsOccipital lobeBrain gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) concentrationsGABA concentrationHuman brain GABA levelsGABA contentGamma-aminobutyric acid concentrationΓ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) levelsComplex partial seizuresNovel antiepileptic drugBrain GABA concentrationsSeizure frequencyPartial seizuresVigabatrin therapySustained elevationHuman occipital lobeGABA synthesisAcid levels