2021
Increased branched‐chain amino acids at baseline and hours before a spontaneous seizure in the human epileptic brain
Ong C, Damisah EC, Gruenbaum SE, Dhaher R, Deng Y, Sandhu MRS, Zaveri HP, Spencer DD, Eid T. Increased branched‐chain amino acids at baseline and hours before a spontaneous seizure in the human epileptic brain. Epilepsia 2021, 62: e88-e97. PMID: 33949690, PMCID: PMC11259155, DOI: 10.1111/epi.16920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAmino Acids, Branched-ChainBrain ChemistryChildChild, PreschoolChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDrug Resistant EpilepsyElectrocorticographyElectroencephalographyEpilepsies, PartialExtracellular SpaceFemaleGlutamic AcidHumansIsoleucineMaleMicrodialysisMiddle AgedSeizuresTandem Mass SpectrometryYoung AdultConceptsSpontaneous seizuresDrug-resistant focal epilepsyExtracellular brain glutamateHuman epileptic brainBranched-chain amino acidsBranched chain amino acids valineRefractory epilepsyBrain microdialysisGlutamatergic neurotransmissionFocal epilepsySeizure onsetBrain glutamateEpileptic brainHuman patientsSeizuresBrain regionsDialysis samplesMammalian targetEpilepsyLiquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryBaselineBCAAIntracranial electroencephalographyChromatography-tandem mass spectrometryPatients
2008
Neurometabolism in human epilepsy
Pan JW, Williamson A, Cavus I, Hetherington HP, Zaveri H, Petroff OA, Spencer DD. Neurometabolism in human epilepsy. Epilepsia 2008, 49: 31-41. PMID: 18304254, PMCID: PMC3657747, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01508.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrain DiseasesBrain MappingCarbon IsotopesDominance, CerebralElectrodes, ImplantedElectroencephalographyEpilepsyGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlucoseHippocampusHumansLimbic SystemMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMetabolic DiseasesMicrodialysisMitochondrial DiseasesNeural PathwaysNeuronsPositron-Emission TomographyRatsSynaptic TransmissionConceptsNeurometabolic dysfunctionMagnetic resonance spectroscopic imagingHuman epilepsyEpileptic brainHippocampal resectionSclerotic hippocampusPathophysiologic aspectsEpileptogenic processMicrodialysis measuresExtracellular glutamateEpileptic dysfunctionEnergetic dysfunctionHuman studiesDysfunctionNeurotransmitter cyclingNoninvasive functional imagingProfound decreaseMitochondrial injuryBrain functionEpilepsyFunctional imagingMetabolic imagingBrainIntracranial EEGNeurometabolism