2021
Small loci of astroglial glutamine synthetase deficiency in the postnatal brain cause epileptic seizures and impaired functional connectivity
Farina MG, Sandhu MRS, Parent M, Sanganahalli BG, Derbin M, Dhaher R, Wang H, Zaveri HP, Zhou Y, Danbolt NC, Hyder F, Eid T. Small loci of astroglial glutamine synthetase deficiency in the postnatal brain cause epileptic seizures and impaired functional connectivity. Epilepsia 2021, 62: 2858-2870. PMID: 34536233, PMCID: PMC9006438, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostnatal brainFunctional connectivityContinuous video-electroencephalographic recordingSpontaneous recurrent seizuresPathogenesis of epilepsyGlutamine synthetase deficiencyVideo-electroencephalographic recordingsSpecific animal modelsEx vivo studySeizure thresholdAdult patientsRecurrent seizuresFocal epilepsyAdeno-associated virusHippocampal formationAnimal modelsFocal mannerEpileptic seizuresGS deficiencySmall lociSynthetase deficiencyEpilepsyGradual returnVivo studiesBrainIncreased 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 spectrometryPatientsNetwork-Related Changes in Neurotransmitters and Seizure Propagation During Rodent Epileptogenesis
Dhaher R, Gruenbaum SE, Sandhu MRS, Ottestad-Hansen S, Tu N, Wang Y, Lee TW, Deshpande K, Spencer DD, Danbolt NC, Zaveri HP, Eid T. Network-Related Changes in Neurotransmitters and Seizure Propagation During Rodent Epileptogenesis. Neurology 2021, 96: e2261-e2271. PMID: 33722994, PMCID: PMC8166437, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000011846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous seizuresSeizure propagationSeizure focusMesial temporal lobe epilepsyExtracellular brain levelsTemporal lobe epilepsyExtracellular glutamate levelsRelevant rodent modelsGlutamine synthetase inhibitor methionine sulfoximineTransporter subtype 1Contralateral hippocampusLobe epilepsyBrain levelsBrain microdialysisExtracellular GABANeurotransmitter levelsSeizure initiationGlutamate levelsSeizure onsetEpilepsy networkRodent modelsSubtype 1EpileptogenesisHippocampusBrain regions
1999
Ultrastructure and immunocytochemical distribution of GABA in layer III of the rat medial entorhinal cortex following aminooxyacetic acid-induced seizures
Eid T, Schwarcz R, Ottersen OP. Ultrastructure and immunocytochemical distribution of GABA in layer III of the rat medial entorhinal cortex following aminooxyacetic acid-induced seizures. Experimental Brain Research 1999, 125: 463-475. PMID: 10323293, DOI: 10.1007/s002210050704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyEntorhinal cortexLayer IIIMedial entorhinal cortexAminooxyacetic acidGABA-immunoreactive neuronsTemporal lobe seizuresAcid-induced seizuresGABA-like immunoreactivityDifferent animal modelsHippocampal region CA1AOAA injectionSimilar neuropathologySwollen dendritesBehavioral seizuresGABA neuronsLobe epilepsyNeuronal profilesNeuropathological changesPyramidal neuronsNerve terminalsAxon terminalsRat medialDendritic spinesLight microscopic preparations
1996
Afferents to the seizure-sensitive neurons in layer III of the medial entorhinal area: a tracing study in the rat
Eid T, Jorritsma-Byham B, Schwarcz R, Witter MP. Afferents to the seizure-sensitive neurons in layer III of the medial entorhinal area: a tracing study in the rat. Experimental Brain Research 1996, 109: 209-218. PMID: 8738371, DOI: 10.1007/bf00231782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial entorhinal areaEntorhinal areaLayer IIIThalamic nucleiIontophoretic injectionVentral portionSeptum-diagonal band complexRetrograde tracer Fast BlueAnteroventral thalamic nucleusTemporal lobe epilepsyAnterograde tracing techniquesAnteromedial thalamic nucleusNucleus raphe dorsalisTracer Fast BlueLateral entorhinal areaAmino-oxyacetic acidLimbic seizuresLobe epilepsyNeuronal vulnerabilityVentrolateral hypothalamusSurgical specimensAnterograde tracerLayer IVRaphe dorsalisFast Blue