Homocarnosine and seizure control in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and complex partial seizures
Petroff O, Hyder F, Rothman D, Mattson R. Homocarnosine and seizure control in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and complex partial seizures. Neurology 2001, 56: 709-715. PMID: 11274303, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.56.6.709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex partial seizuresJuvenile myoclonic epilepsyGamma-aminobutyric acidHigher homocarnosine levelsGood seizure controlSeizure controlPoor seizure controlHomocarnosine levelsPartial seizuresMyoclonic epilepsyBrain gamma-aminobutyric acidLower GABA levelsType of epilepsyLower gamma-aminobutyric acidGABA levelsOccipital cortexPatientsVisual cortexEpilepsyValproateLamotrigineSeizuresCortexHomocarnosineMR spectrometer