2021
Network-Related Changes in Neurotransmitters and Seizure Propagation During Rodent Epileptogenesis
Dhaher R, Gruenbaum SE, Sandhu MRS, Ottestad-Hansen S, Tu N, Wang Y, Lee TW, Deshpande K, Spencer DD, Danbolt NC, Zaveri HP, Eid T. Network-Related Changes in Neurotransmitters and Seizure Propagation During Rodent Epileptogenesis. Neurology 2021, 96: e2261-e2271. PMID: 33722994, PMCID: PMC8166437, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000011846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainElectroencephalographyGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamic AcidMaleNerve NetNeurotransmitter AgentsRandom AllocationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRodentiaSeizuresConceptsSpontaneous seizuresSeizure propagationSeizure focusMesial temporal lobe epilepsyExtracellular brain levelsTemporal lobe epilepsyExtracellular glutamate levelsRelevant rodent modelsGlutamine synthetase inhibitor methionine sulfoximineTransporter subtype 1Contralateral hippocampusLobe epilepsyBrain levelsBrain microdialysisExtracellular GABANeurotransmitter levelsSeizure initiationGlutamate levelsSeizure onsetEpilepsy networkRodent modelsSubtype 1EpileptogenesisHippocampusBrain regions
2008
Decreased hippocampal volume on MRI is associated with increased extracellular glutamate in epilepsy patients
Cavus I, Pan JW, Hetherington HP, Abi‐Saab W, Zaveri HP, Vives KP, Krystal JH, Spencer SS, Spencer DD. Decreased hippocampal volume on MRI is associated with increased extracellular glutamate in epilepsy patients. Epilepsia 2008, 49: 1358-1366. PMID: 18410365, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01603.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyHippocampal volumeClinical factorsHippocampal atrophyEpileptogenic hippocampusGABA levelsNeurochemical levelsElevated extracellular glutamate levelsContralateral hippocampal volumeIntracranial EEG evaluationMedication-resistant epilepsyRefractory TLE patientsHigh seizure frequencyRelevant clinical factorsSmaller hippocampal volumesExtracellular glutamate levelsFebrile seizure historyTreatment of epilepsySeizure frequencyLobe epilepsySeizure historyTLE patientsAtrophic hippocampusGlutamate levelsExtracellular glutamateNeurometabolism in human epilepsy
Pan JW, Williamson A, Cavus I, Hetherington HP, Zaveri H, Petroff OA, Spencer DD. Neurometabolism in human epilepsy. Epilepsia 2008, 49: 31-41. PMID: 18304254, PMCID: PMC3657747, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01508.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrain DiseasesBrain MappingCarbon IsotopesDominance, CerebralElectrodes, ImplantedElectroencephalographyEpilepsyGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlucoseHippocampusHumansLimbic SystemMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMetabolic DiseasesMicrodialysisMitochondrial DiseasesNeural PathwaysNeuronsPositron-Emission TomographyRatsSynaptic TransmissionConceptsNeurometabolic dysfunctionMagnetic resonance spectroscopic imagingHuman epilepsyEpileptic brainHippocampal resectionSclerotic hippocampusPathophysiologic aspectsEpileptogenic processMicrodialysis measuresExtracellular glutamateEpileptic dysfunctionEnergetic dysfunctionHuman studiesDysfunctionNeurotransmitter cyclingNoninvasive functional imagingProfound decreaseMitochondrial injuryBrain functionEpilepsyFunctional imagingMetabolic imagingBrainIntracranial EEGNeurometabolism