2005
Extracellular metabolites in the cortex and hippocampus of epileptic patients
Cavus I, Kasoff WS, Cassaday MP, Jacob R, Gueorguieva R, Sherwin RS, Krystal JH, Spencer DD, Abi‐Saab W. Extracellular metabolites in the cortex and hippocampus of epileptic patients. Annals Of Neurology 2005, 57: 226-235. PMID: 15668975, DOI: 10.1002/ana.20380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamate-glutamine cyclingEpileptogenic hippocampusGlutamate levelsEpileptic patientsImpaired glutamate reuptakeBasal glutamate levelsBrain energy metabolismHigher lactate levelsGlutamine/glutamate ratioPoor glucose utilizationEnergy metabolismNeurometabolic processesNonepileptogenic cortexEpileptogenic cortexGlutamate reuptakeNeocortical epilepsyExtracellular glutamateSeizure generationInterictal periodLactate levelsMicrodialysis methodExtracellular levelsNeuronal toxicityGlucose utilizationDepth electrodes
2000
458. Extracellular levels of GABA and glutamate increase in response to direct electrical stimulation of the hippocampus in humans: an in vivo microdialysis study
Abi-Saab W, Spencer D, Srihari V, Thompson J, Roth R, Sherwin R, Krystal J. 458. Extracellular levels of GABA and glutamate increase in response to direct electrical stimulation of the hippocampus in humans: an in vivo microdialysis study. Biological Psychiatry 2000, 47: s140. DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(00)00728-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research