2002
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Studies of Neurotransmitters and Energy Metabolism in Epilepsy
Petroff O, Pan J, Rothman D. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Studies of Neurotransmitters and Energy Metabolism in Epilepsy. Epilepsia 2002, 43: 40-50. DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2002.043s1040.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral electrical activityGlutamate-glutamine cycleGABA synthesisGABA levelsRefractory complex partial seizuresOccipital GABA levelsLower GABA levelsCerebral energy stateComplex partial seizuresElectrical activityKetone body metabolismΓ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) metabolismHuman visual cortexCerebral excitabilityGlutamate reuptakePartial seizuresRefractory epilepsyGABAergic neuronsKetogenic dietBrain metabolismCortical excitabilitySynaptic glutamateBrain glutamateMyoclonic epilepsyNeurotransmitter pool
1995
Initial Observations on Effect of Vigabatrin on In Vivo 1H Spectroscopic Measurements of γ‐Aminobutyric Acid, Glutamate, and Glutamine in Human Brain
Petroff O, Rothman D, Behar K, Mattson R. Initial Observations on Effect of Vigabatrin on In Vivo 1H Spectroscopic Measurements of γ‐Aminobutyric Acid, Glutamate, and Glutamine in Human Brain. Epilepsia 1995, 36: 457-464. PMID: 7614922, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1995.tb00486.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidGABA levelsMumol/Antiepileptic drugsOccipital GABA levelsEffective antiepileptic drugEffects of vigabatrinStandard medicationStandard doseΓ-aminobutyric acidHealthy subjectsEpileptic patientsVigabatrinPatientsGABA transaminaseHuman cerebrumNoninvasive measurementHuman brainBrainGlutamateInitial observationsMedicationsCerebrumLevelsDose