1998
In vivo lactate and β‐hydroxybutyrate editing using a pure‐phase refocusing pulse train
Shen J, Novotny E, Rothman D. In vivo lactate and β‐hydroxybutyrate editing using a pure‐phase refocusing pulse train. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 1998, 40: 783-788. PMID: 9797163, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910400520.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Human brain GABA levels rise rapidly after initiation of vigabatrin therapy
Petroff O, Rothman D, Behar K, Collins T, Mattson R. Human brain GABA levels rise rapidly after initiation of vigabatrin therapy. Neurology 1996, 47: 1567-1571.. PMID: 8960747, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.47.6.1567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain GABA levelsBrain GABASingle oral doseOral doseGABA levelsSide effectsHuman brain GABA levelsEffective antiepileptic medicationsHours of administrationAntiepileptic medicationsVigabatrin therapyDay dosingIntractable epilepsySerial measurementsOccipital cortexVigabatrinDay 8Day 5GABAGABA transaminasePatientsDoseNext dayHuman brainMagnetic resonance spectroscopyThe effect of gabapentin on brain gamma‐aminobutyric acid in patients with epilepsy
Petroff O, Rothman D, Behar K, Lamoureux D, Mattson R. The effect of gabapentin on brain gamma‐aminobutyric acid in patients with epilepsy. Annals Of Neurology 1996, 39: 95-99. PMID: 8572673, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410390114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidBrain GABA levelsGABA levelsHuman brain GABA levelsBrain gamma-aminobutyric acidHigh-dose gabapentinAntiepileptic drug treatmentEffect of gabapentinPartial epilepsy patientsTreatment of epilepsyMechanism of actionAdjunctive therapyStandard dosesDrug treatmentEpilepsy patientsOccipital cortexGabapentinPatientsClinical useEpilepsyHuman brainMagnetic resonanceTreatmentMagnetic resonance spectroscopyVivo measurements