2017
Network evolution in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy revealed by diffusion tensor imaging
Wang H, Huang Y, Coman D, Munbodh R, Dhaher R, Zaveri HP, Hyder F, Eid T. Network evolution in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy revealed by diffusion tensor imaging. Epilepsia 2017, 58: 824-834. PMID: 28378878, PMCID: PMC5429866, DOI: 10.1111/epi.13731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesial temporal lobe epilepsyDiffusion tensor imagingTemporal lobe epilepsyFractional anisotropyLobe epilepsyAstroglial glutamine synthetaseEntorhinal-hippocampal areaEpileptogenic hippocampal formationNumerous brain regionsMultiple brain areasBrain diffusion tensor imagingLater time pointsInfused ratsEpileptogenic processCorpus callosumEpileptogenesisHippocampal formationBrain areasImaging biomarkersEarly identificationBrain regionsRatsTensor imagingFA changesTime points
2012
Evidence for astrocytes as a potential source of the glutamate excess in temporal lobe epilepsy
Perez EL, Lauritzen F, Wang Y, Lee TS, Kang D, Zaveri HP, Chaudhry FA, Ottersen OP, Bergersen LH, Eid T. Evidence for astrocytes as a potential source of the glutamate excess in temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurobiology Of Disease 2012, 47: 331-337. PMID: 22659305, PMCID: PMC3392431, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2012.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyRecurrent seizuresConcentration of glutamateHippocampal formationLobe epilepsyExtracellular glutamateRefractory temporal lobe epilepsyEpileptogenic hippocampal formationExtracellular brain glutamateSubset of patientsSaline-treated ratsStart of infusionRatio of glutamateExcessive glutamateGlutamate excessBrain glutamateExtracellular brainAstrocytesExcessive releaseGS deficiencyRatsSeizuresGlutamateSeparate groupsEpilepsy
2011
Altered expression of brain monocarboxylate transporter 1 in models of temporal lobe epilepsy
Lauritzen F, Perez EL, Melillo ER, Roh JM, Zaveri HP, Lee TS, Wang Y, Bergersen LH, Eid T. Altered expression of brain monocarboxylate transporter 1 in models of temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurobiology Of Disease 2011, 45: 165-176. PMID: 21856423, PMCID: PMC3351090, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2011.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyMonocarboxylate transporter 1Hippocampal formationLobe epilepsyAnimal modelsModel of TLEPathogenesis of TLEHuman temporal lobe epilepsyPathophysiology of TLETransporter 1Epileptogenic hippocampal formationNonepileptic control animalsPerforant pathway stimulationRecurrent limbic seizuresRelevant rat modelGlutamine synthetase deficiencyLimbic seizuresAntiepileptic drugsBrain metabolismEpileptogenic brainMicrovessel densityRat modelValproic acidControl animalsMCT1 expression