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 concentrationThe 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
1993
Echo-planar magnetic resonance imaging studies of frontal cortex activation during word generation in humans.
McCarthy G, Blamire A, Rothman D, Gruetter R, Shulman R. Echo-planar magnetic resonance imaging studies of frontal cortex activation during word generation in humans. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1993, 90: 4952-4956. PMID: 8506340, PMCID: PMC46631, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.11.4952.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Spectroscopic imaging of stroke in humans: histopathology correlates of spectral changes.
Petroff O, Graham G, Blamire A, Al-Rayess M, Rothman D, Fayad P, Brass L, Shulman R, Prichard J. Spectroscopic imaging of stroke in humans: histopathology correlates of spectral changes. Neurology 1992, 42: 1349-54. PMID: 1620345, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.42.7.1349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCells/mm2Foamy macrophagesElevation of lactateGlial densityNeuropathologic examinationBrain macrophagesHuman strokeHistopathology correlateMacrophage densityInfarctsHigh lactateHistopathologic sectionsStrokeLactate concentrationMedial marginMacrophagesLactate signalMonthsLactate poolWeeksLactateCellular localizationMetabolic turnoverMagnetic resonanceMagnetic resonance spectroscopy