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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkersBrainDisease Models, AnimalElectroencephalographyEpilepsyHeartHeart RateMaleMice, Inbred C57BLParasitic DiseasesConceptsBrain-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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDeath, SuddenDisease Models, AnimalElectroencephalographyEpilepsyMalaria, CerebralMaleMicePlasmodium bergheiSurvival AnalysisConceptsCerebral malariaAnimal modelsStrain combinationsPrevention of epilepsySuch animal modelsSubsequent epilepsyNeurological sequelaeAdjunctive therapyPathophysiological mechanismsMalaria infectionUnexpected deathMurine modelEpilepsyPreclinical researchSUDEPMalariaGenetic backgroundMultiple miceEpileptogenesisSequelaeTherapyInfectionMiceSurvivorsPrevention
2014
Rapid Eye Movement Sleep and Hippocampal Theta Oscillations Precede Seizure Onset in the Tetanus Toxin Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Sedigh-Sarvestani M, Thuku G, Sunderam S, Parkar A, Weinstein S, Schiff S, Gluckman B. Rapid Eye Movement Sleep and Hippocampal Theta Oscillations Precede Seizure Onset in the Tetanus Toxin Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Journal Of Neuroscience 2014, 34: 1105-1114. PMID: 24453303, PMCID: PMC3898281, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3103-13.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArousalDisease Models, AnimalEpilepsy, Temporal LobeHippocampusMaleNeurotoxinsRatsRats, Long-EvansSleep, REMTetanus ToxinTheta RhythmConceptsRapid eye movement (REM) sleepNonrapid eye movement sleepEye movement sleepHippocampal theta rhythmState of vigilanceTemporal lobe epilepsyMovement sleepSeizure onsetLobe epilepsySeizure susceptibilityTheta rhythmChronic spontaneous seizuresNatural behavioral statesTetanus toxin modelHalf of baselineSpontaneous seizuresSeizure rateVentral hippocampusToxin modelSeizuresSurvival analysisTetanus toxinTherapeutic potentialREM boutsProminent theta
2010
The dynamics of brain and cerebrospinal fluid growth in normal versus hydrocephalic mice.
Mandell J, Neuberger T, Drapaca C, Webb A, Schiff S. The dynamics of brain and cerebrospinal fluid growth in normal versus hydrocephalic mice. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2010, 6: 1-10. PMID: 20593980, DOI: 10.3171/2010.4.peds1014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAlgorithmsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBrainCephalometryCerebral AqueductCerebral VentriclesDisease Models, AnimalFourier AnalysisFrontal LobeHydrocephalusImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalIntracranial PressureLateral VentriclesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMathematical ComputingMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOccipital LobeOrgan SizeReference ValuesConceptsHydrocephalic miceBrain volumeClinical outcomesBrain growthVentricle volumeDynamics of brainCortical mantle thicknessPatterns of hydrocephalusOccipital horn ratioAccumulation of CSFTransmantle pressure gradientGrowth of brainVentricular ruptureParenchymal edemaVentricular sizeC57BL/6 miceTotal brainPercutaneous injectionAdjunct useHead circumferenceNormal miceCisterna magnaCSF volumeCognitive functionSerial quantification
2009
Seizure entrainment with polarizing low-frequency electric fields in a chronic animal epilepsy model
Sunderam S, Chernyy N, Peixoto N, Mason J, Weinstein S, Schiff S, Gluckman B. Seizure entrainment with polarizing low-frequency electric fields in a chronic animal epilepsy model. Journal Of Neural Engineering 2009, 6: 046009. PMID: 19602730, PMCID: PMC3057918, DOI: 10.1088/1741-2560/6/4/046009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsField postsynaptic potentialsAnimal epilepsy modelsNeural activitySimultaneous recordingSpontaneous seizuresHippocampal epilepsyVentral hippocampusEpilepsy modelLocal field potentialsPostsynaptic potentialsNeuronal excitabilityNeuronal activityModulatory effectsAnimal modelsSeizuresStatistical significanceStimulationField potentialsMultiple presentationsAnimalsCharacteristic patternEpilepsyHippocampusRecordingsExcitability
2003
In Vivo Modulation of Hippocampal Epileptiform Activity with Radial Electric Fields
Richardson K, Gluckman B, Weinstein S, Glosch C, Moon J, Gwinn R, Gale K, Schiff S. In Vivo Modulation of Hippocampal Epileptiform Activity with Radial Electric Fields. Epilepsia 2003, 44: 768-777. PMID: 12790889, DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2003.35402.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmplifiers, ElectronicAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalElectric StimulationElectric Stimulation TherapyElectrodes, ImplantedElectronics, MedicalEpilepsyHippocampusHumansKainic AcidKindling, NeurologicMaleMembrane PotentialsMicroelectrodesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySeizuresStereotaxic TechniquesConceptsElectric field modulationRadial electric fieldElectric fieldElectric field controlField modulationMicroelectrode pairsCharge deliveryControl systemElectrode geometryField controlSeizure onset detectionElectrodeElectric field stimulationElectronicsStimulation electrodesFieldFirst resultsNovel approachExperiments