2012
Overinhibition of corticostriatal activity following prenatal cocaine exposure
Wang W, Nitulescu I, Lewis JS, Lemos JC, Bamford IJ, Posielski NM, Storey GP, Phillips PE, Bamford NS. Overinhibition of corticostriatal activity following prenatal cocaine exposure. Annals Of Neurology 2012, 73: 355-369. PMID: 23225132, PMCID: PMC3766752, DOI: 10.1002/ana.23805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnalysis of VarianceAnesthetics, LocalAnimalsBiophysicsCerebral CortexCocaineCorpus StriatumDopamineDopamine AgentsDopamine Uptake InhibitorsDrug InteractionsElectric StimulationEmbryo, MammalianExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsExploratory BehaviorFemaleGABA AgentsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHindlimb SuspensionIn Vitro TechniquesInterneuronsLidocaineMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsNeural InhibitionNeuronal PlasticityPatch-Clamp TechniquesPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsQuinoxalinesQuinpiroleReceptors, GABA-ARotarod Performance TestSodium Channel BlockersStatistics, NonparametricTetrodotoxinConceptsPrenatal cocaine exposureCocaine exposureCorticostriatal activityTonic GABA currentsGABAA receptor antagonistBasal ganglia functionDopamine-dependent behaviorsCorticostriatal terminalsGABA interneuronsCorticostriatal synapsesDopamine-dependent plasticityGABAergic mechanismsGlutamate releaseGABAB receptorsMotor abnormalitiesGanglia functionTonic inhibitionReceptor antagonistStriatal synapsesAdolescent miceGABAergic signalingGABA currentsClinical studiesD2 receptorsPolysubstance abuse
2002
Congenital Guillain–Barré syndrome associated with maternal inflammatory bowel disease is responsive to intravenous immunoglobulin
Bamford NS, Trojaborg W, Sherbany AA, de Vivo DC. Congenital Guillain–Barré syndrome associated with maternal inflammatory bowel disease is responsive to intravenous immunoglobulin. European Journal Of Paediatric Neurology 2002, 6: 115-119. PMID: 11995958, DOI: 10.1053/ejpn.2002.0557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuillain-Barré syndromeIntravenous immunoglobulinMaternal inflammatory bowel diseaseSlow nerve conduction velocitiesSevere generalized hypotoniaInflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathyAcute ulcerative colitisInflammatory bowel diseaseInflammatory bowel syndromeNerve conduction velocitySpontaneous limb movementsHours of treatmentDemyelinating polyneuropathyDenervation activityAutonomic dysfunctionRespiratory failureBowel syndromeClinical improvementPreterm infantsBowel diseaseUlcerative colitisAxonal featuresGeneralized hypotoniaConduction blockConduction velocity