1996
Human brain GABA levels rise after initiation of vigabatrin therapy but fail to rise further with increasing dose
Petroff O, Rothman D, Behar K, Mattson R. Human brain GABA levels rise after initiation of vigabatrin therapy but fail to rise further with increasing dose. Neurology 1996, 46: 1459-1463. PMID: 8628502, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.46.5.1459.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Localized 1H NMR measurements of gamma-aminobutyric acid in human brain in vivo.
Rothman D, Petroff O, Behar K, Mattson R. Localized 1H NMR measurements of gamma-aminobutyric acid in human brain in vivo. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1993, 90: 5662-5666. PMID: 8516315, PMCID: PMC46781, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.12.5662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidGABA concentrationGABA-transaminase inhibitor vigabatrinBrain gamma-aminobutyric acidDose-dependent elevationSeizure suppressionOccipital lobeHigh doseNonepileptic subjectsHuman volunteersHuman cortexVigabatrinDrug vigabatrinBrainPatientsHuman brainVolunteersCortexDose