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 acidEffects of Branched-Chain Amino Acid Supplementation on Spontaneous Seizures and Neuronal Viability in a Model of Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Gruenbaum SE, Dhaher R, Rapuano A, Zaveri HP, Tang A, de Lanerolle N, Eid T. Effects of Branched-Chain Amino Acid Supplementation on Spontaneous Seizures and Neuronal Viability in a Model of Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Journal Of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology 2019, 31: 247-256. PMID: 29620688, PMCID: PMC6170745, DOI: 10.1097/ana.0000000000000499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesial temporal lobe epilepsyTemporal lobe epilepsyLobe epilepsySpontaneous seizuresNeuron lossSeizure propagationBranched-chain amino acid supplementationChronic oral supplementationSpontaneous recurrent seizuresEffect of BCAAPotential novel treatmentBranched-chain amino acid leucineAmino acid supplementationAcute seizuresBCAA supplementationChronic seizuresConvulsive seizuresOral supplementationRecurrent seizuresRefractory epilepsyDentate hilusNeuronal viabilityAcid supplementationImmunohistochemical analysisNovel treatments
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