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
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