2016
Elevated basal glutamate and unchanged glutamine and GABA in refractory epilepsy: Microdialysis study of 79 patients at the yale epilepsy surgery program
Çavuş I, Romanyshyn JC, Kennard JT, Farooque P, Williamson A, Eid T, Spencer SS, Duckrow R, Dziura J, Spencer DD. Elevated basal glutamate and unchanged glutamine and GABA in refractory epilepsy: Microdialysis study of 79 patients at the yale epilepsy surgery program. Annals Of Neurology 2016, 80: 35-45. PMID: 27129611, DOI: 10.1002/ana.24673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGABA levelsEpilepsy patientsΓ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurotransmissionGlutamine levelsGABAergic antiepileptic drugsEpilepsy surgery programRefractory epilepsy patientsCommon pathological featureAberrant glutamateAnn NeurolNonepileptogenic cortexSeizure-onset sitesRefractory epilepsyBasal glutamateAntiepileptic drugsCortical lesionsMicrodialysis studyPatient groupInterictal levelsPathological featuresDifferent etiologiesNeocortical epilepsyGlutamate levelsSeizure generationElectroencephalogram evaluation
2013
Intracranially recorded interictal spikes: Relation to seizure onset area and effect of medication and time of day
Goncharova II, Spencer SS, Duckrow RB, Hirsch LJ, Spencer DD, Zaveri HP. Intracranially recorded interictal spikes: Relation to seizure onset area and effect of medication and time of day. Clinical Neurophysiology 2013, 124: 2119-2128. PMID: 23856192, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2013.05.027.Peer-Reviewed Original Research