2022
Neuroanatomical and psychological considerations in temporal lobe epilepsy
DeFelipe J, DeFelipe-Oroquieta J, Furcila D, Muñoz-Alegre M, Maestú F, Sola R, Blázquez-Llorca L, Armañanzas R, Kastanaskaute A, Alonso-Nanclares L, Rockland K, Arellano J. Neuroanatomical and psychological considerations in temporal lobe epilepsy. Frontiers In Neuroanatomy 2022, 16: 995286. PMID: 36590377, PMCID: PMC9794593, DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2022.995286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTemporal lobe epilepsyBrain samplesLobe epilepsyEpileptic patientsBrain tissuePutative anatomical substratesTypes of patientsAbnormal brain functioningHippocampal sclerosisEpilepsy surgeryTLE patientsEpileptic tissuePsychopathological alterationsFocal epilepsyNormal histologyIndividual variabilityCritical patient informationMedical characteristicsPatientsAnatomical substratePost-surgical performancePsychological alterationsNeuropsychological evaluationEpilepsySubstantial individual variability
2002
A Model of Human Cortical Microcircuits for the Study of the Development of Epilepsy
Sánchez-Montañés M, Lago-Fernández L, Castellanos N, Merchán-Pérez Á, Arellano J, DeFelipe J. A Model of Human Cortical Microcircuits for the Study of the Development of Epilepsy. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2002, 2415: 248-253. DOI: 10.1007/3-540-46084-5_41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment of epilepsyChandelier cellsDevelopment of seizuresHuman neocortical tissueHuman cortical microcircuitsBrain lesionsInhibitory interneuronsNeocortical tissueCortical circuitryEpileptogenic regionEpileptic patientsStructural abnormalitiesEpilepsyCortical microcircuitsSpecific alterationsCell typesCellsPatientsSeizuresGABABR1 receptor protein expression in human mesial temporal cortex: Changes in temporal lobe epilepsy
Muñoz A, Arellano J, Defelipe J. GABABR1 receptor protein expression in human mesial temporal cortex: Changes in temporal lobe epilepsy. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2002, 449: 166-179. PMID: 12115687, DOI: 10.1002/cne.10287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyHuman hippocampal formationLayer VHippocampal formationLobe epilepsyB immunoreactivityDentate gyrusPyramidal cellsEpileptic patientsPerirhinal cortexProtein expressionInhibitory synaptic transmissionLarge pyramidal cellsMesial temporal cortexPolymorphic cell layerDeep layer VReceptor protein expressionGranule cell layerCell layerAdjacent cortical structuresB protein expressionHippocampal sclerosisNeuronal lossApical dendritesAmmon's horn
2001
Microtubule-associated protein 2 phosphorylation is decreased in the human epileptic temporal lobe cortex
Sánchez C, Arellano J, Rodríguez-Sánchez P, Avila J, DeFelipe J, Díez-Guerra F. Microtubule-associated protein 2 phosphorylation is decreased in the human epileptic temporal lobe cortex. Neuroscience 2001, 107: 25-33. PMID: 11744243, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(01)00338-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpileptic patientsMAP2 phosphorylationEpileptiform activityKynurenic acidTemporal lobe epileptic patientsNeuronal cytoskeletonSeizure-like activityTemporal lobe cortexNeuronal cell deathRat hippocampal neuronsProtein 2 phosphorylationNeuronal damageSeizure activityGlutamate receptorsHippocampal neuronsNeuronal activityBiopsy samplesSynaptic plasticityPatientsElectrocorticogram activityNeuronal processesExperimental modelAbnormal patternsImmunocytochemical analysisPhosphorylated epitopes