2019
Branched-Chain Amino Acids and Seizures: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Gruenbaum SE, Chen EC, Sandhu MRS, Deshpande K, Dhaher R, Hersey D, Eid T. Branched-Chain Amino Acids and Seizures: A Systematic Review of the Literature. CNS Drugs 2019, 33: 755-770. PMID: 31313139, DOI: 10.1007/s40263-019-00650-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic absence epilepsyBCAA supplementationAbsence epilepsyAnimal modelsBranched-chain amino acid supplementationSystematic reviewLong-term BCAA supplementationEpilepsy experience seizuresAnti-seizure effectsEffect of BCAAMost animal modelsPossible underlying mechanismsAmino acid supplementationChain amino acidsBCAA administrationBCAA mixtureRefractory epilepsyNeuron lossSeizure disorderAntiepileptic drugsSeizure modelSeizure propagationCochrane LibrarySeizure activityKainic acid
2017
2092
Gruenbaum S, Dhaher R, Rapuano A, Eid T. 2092. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2017, 1: 56-56. PMCID: PMC6798929, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2017.200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTemporal lobe epilepsyDays of drinkingDentate hilusBCAA groupNeuronal viabilityControl groupHilar neuron lossHilar neuronal lossRight dentate gyrusRelevant rodent modelsRole of BCAABCAA ingestionNeuronal lossSpontaneous seizuresLobe epilepsyNeuron lossSeizure activityChronic ingestionDentate gyrusInfusion siteHilar regionRodent modelsMethionine sulfoximineNeurochemical modulationRats