2021
Methods | 13C MRS Measurements of in Vivo Rates of the Glutamate/Glutamine and GABA/Glutamine Neurotransmitter Cycles
Rothman D, De Feyter H, Mason G, de Graaf R, Hyder F, Behar K. Methods | 13C MRS Measurements of in Vivo Rates of the Glutamate/Glutamine and GABA/Glutamine Neurotransmitter Cycles. 2021, 688-700. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-819460-7.00341-8.Chapters
1998
Vigabatrin increases human brain homocarnosine and improves seizure control
Petroff O, Mattson R, Behar K, Hyder F, Rothman D. Vigabatrin increases human brain homocarnosine and improves seizure control. Annals Of Neurology 1998, 44: 948-952. PMID: 9851440, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410440614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidSeizure controlGABA concentrationAddition of vigabatrinLow-dose vigabatrinImproved seizure controlMean GABA concentrationAntiepileptic drug vigabatrinInhibitory neuromodulatorDaily doseGABAergic neuronsGABA levelsLarge dosesHomocarnosine concentrationsVigabatrinDrug vigabatrinHomocarnosinePatientsHuman brainMagnetic resonance spectroscopyControlNeuromodulatorsNeuronsDoseDoses
1996
Human brain GABA levels rise rapidly after initiation of vigabatrin therapy
Petroff O, Rothman D, Behar K, Collins T, Mattson R. Human brain GABA levels rise rapidly after initiation of vigabatrin therapy. Neurology 1996, 47: 1567-1571.. PMID: 8960747, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.47.6.1567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain GABA levelsBrain GABASingle oral doseOral doseGABA levelsSide effectsHuman brain GABA levelsEffective antiepileptic medicationsHours of administrationAntiepileptic medicationsVigabatrin therapyDay dosingIntractable epilepsySerial measurementsOccipital cortexVigabatrinDay 8Day 5GABAGABA transaminasePatientsDoseNext dayHuman brainMagnetic resonance spectroscopyThe effect of gabapentin on brain gamma‐aminobutyric acid in patients with epilepsy
Petroff O, Rothman D, Behar K, Lamoureux D, Mattson R. The effect of gabapentin on brain gamma‐aminobutyric acid in patients with epilepsy. Annals Of Neurology 1996, 39: 95-99. PMID: 8572673, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410390114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidBrain GABA levelsGABA levelsHuman brain GABA levelsBrain gamma-aminobutyric acidHigh-dose gabapentinAntiepileptic drug treatmentEffect of gabapentinPartial epilepsy patientsTreatment of epilepsyMechanism of actionAdjunctive therapyStandard dosesDrug treatmentEpilepsy patientsOccipital cortexGabapentinPatientsClinical useEpilepsyHuman brainMagnetic resonanceTreatmentMagnetic resonance spectroscopyVivo measurements
1990
The Flux from Glucose to Glutamate in the Rat Brain in vivo as Determined by 1-Observed, 13C-Edited NMR Spectroscopy
Fitzpatrick S, Hetherington H, Behar K, Shulman R. The Flux from Glucose to Glutamate in the Rat Brain in vivo as Determined by 1-Observed, 13C-Edited NMR Spectroscopy. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1990, 10: 170-179. PMID: 1968068, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.1990.32.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNMR spectroscopyNuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyMagnetic resonance spectroscopyFirst-order rate constantsResonance spectroscopySpectroscopyRate constantsRapid exchangeDifference spectraTotal glutamate concentrationCarbonIsotopic enrichmentMin-1SpectraResonanceUnresolved resonancesMeasured intensitySteady stateComplete time courseConstants
1985
Cerebral intracellular pH by 31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Petroff O, Prichard J, Behar K, Alger J, den Hollander J, Shulman R. Cerebral intracellular pH by 31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Neurology 1985, 35: 781-8. PMID: 4000479, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.35.6.781.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1984
In vivo phosphorus nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in status epilepticus
Petroff O, Prichard J, Behar K, Alger J, Shulman R. In vivo phosphorus nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in status epilepticus. Annals Of Neurology 1984, 16: 169-177. PMID: 6476792, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410160203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatus epilepticusSeizure activityVivo phosphorus nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyControl valuesBicuculline-induced status epilepticusAdequate cerebral perfusionAnticonvulsant drug effectsDoses of bicucullineBlood pressureCerebral perfusionSeizure dischargesPhosphorus nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyPhosphocreatine levelsParalyzed rabbitsBrain phosphocreatineDrug effectsNitrous oxide mixtureEpilepticusTriphosphate levelsVivo brainTwo-thirdsPhysiological variablesMagnetic resonance spectroscopyGradual declineIntracellular