1996
Low brain GABA level is associated with poor seizure control
Petroff O, Rothman D, Behar K, Mattson R. Low brain GABA level is associated with poor seizure control. Annals Of Neurology 1996, 40: 908-911. PMID: 9007096, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410400613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower GABA levelsBrain GABA levelsLower brain GABA levelsPoor seizure controlGABA levelsSeizure controlRecent seizuresGamma-aminobutyric acid concentrationComplex partial seizuresPartial seizuresEpileptic syndromesEpileptic focusOccipital lobeCerebrospinal fluidPatientsSeizuresSignificant associationMagnetic resonanceVivo measurementsSurface coilLevelsEpilepsySyndromeGABAAcid concentration
1986
Detection of metabolites in rabbit brain by 13C NMR spectroscopy following administration of [1‐13C]glucose
Behar K, Petroff O, Prichard J, Alger J, Shulman R. Detection of metabolites in rabbit brain by 13C NMR spectroscopy following administration of [1‐13C]glucose. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 1986, 3: 911-920. PMID: 2881185, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910030611.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1983
High-resolution 1H nuclear magnetic resonance study of cerebral hypoxia in vivo.
Behar K, Hollander J, Stromski M, Ogino T, Shulman R, Petroff O, Prichard J. High-resolution 1H nuclear magnetic resonance study of cerebral hypoxia in vivo. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1983, 80: 4945-4948. PMID: 6576367, PMCID: PMC384164, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.80.16.4945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral metabolic studies in vivo by 31P NMR.
Prichard J, Alger J, Behar K, Petroff O, Shulman R. Cerebral metabolic studies in vivo by 31P NMR. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1983, 80: 2748-2751. PMID: 6573678, PMCID: PMC393905, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.80.9.2748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatus epilepticusCerebral metabolic studiesNitrous oxide analgesiaHypoxic hypoxiaMetabolic disturbancesCardiovascular functionInsulin shockEpilepticusHypoglycemiaLiving rabbitsCreatine kinaseMetabolic stressPhosphocreatine storesHypoxiaMetabolic studiesADP levelsATP levelsReversible decreaseSimilar changesPhosphocreatine poolBrainPhysiological variablesSurface coilAnalgesia