2018
A Brain–Heart Biomarker for Epileptogenesis
Bahari F, Ssentongo P, Schiff S, Gluckman B. A Brain–Heart Biomarker for Epileptogenesis. Journal Of Neuroscience 2018, 38: 8473-8483. PMID: 30150365, PMCID: PMC6158692, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1130-18.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-heart interactionsBiomarkers of epileptogenesisDevelopment of epilepsyAutonomic cardiac activityIdentification of patientsPostinjury epilepsyPreventable sequelaeFirst seizureBrain insultsCortical dischargesMale miceEpileptogenesisMurine modelMouse modelCardiac rhythmReliable biomarkersEpilepsyChronic measurementTreatment developmentBiomarkersSuch treatmentCardiac activityTherapeutic purposesBrain activityPatients
2017
A Murine Model to Study Epilepsy and SUDEP Induced by Malaria Infection
Ssentongo P, Robuccio A, Thuku G, Sim D, Nabi A, Bahari F, Shanmugasundaram B, Billard M, Geronimo A, Short K, Drew P, Baccon J, Weinstein S, Gilliam F, Stoute J, Chinchilli V, Read A, Gluckman B, Schiff S. A Murine Model to Study Epilepsy and SUDEP Induced by Malaria Infection. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 43652. PMID: 28272506, PMCID: PMC5341121, DOI: 10.1038/srep43652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral malariaAnimal modelsStrain combinationsPrevention of epilepsySuch animal modelsSubsequent epilepsyNeurological sequelaeAdjunctive therapyPathophysiological mechanismsMalaria infectionUnexpected deathMurine modelEpilepsyPreclinical researchSUDEPMalariaGenetic backgroundMultiple miceEpileptogenesisSequelaeTherapyInfectionMiceSurvivorsPrevention