2002
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Studies of Neurotransmitters and Energy Metabolism in Epilepsy
Petroff O, Pan J, Rothman D. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Studies of Neurotransmitters and Energy Metabolism in Epilepsy. Epilepsia 2002, 43: 40-50. DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2002.043s1040.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral electrical activityGlutamate-glutamine cycleGABA synthesisGABA levelsRefractory complex partial seizuresOccipital GABA levelsLower GABA levelsCerebral energy stateComplex partial seizuresElectrical activityKetone body metabolismΓ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) metabolismHuman visual cortexCerebral excitabilityGlutamate reuptakePartial seizuresRefractory epilepsyGABAergic neuronsKetogenic dietBrain metabolismCortical excitabilitySynaptic glutamateBrain glutamateMyoclonic epilepsyNeurotransmitter pool
1997
Homocarnosine and the measurement of neuronal pH in patients with epilepsy
Rothman D, Behar K, Prichard J, Petroff O. Homocarnosine and the measurement of neuronal pH in patients with epilepsy. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 1997, 38: 924-929. PMID: 9402193, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910380611.Peer-Reviewed Original Research