2001
Homocarnosine and seizure control in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and complex partial seizures
Petroff O, Hyder F, Rothman D, Mattson R. Homocarnosine and seizure control in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and complex partial seizures. Neurology 2001, 56: 709-715. PMID: 11274303, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.56.6.709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex partial seizuresJuvenile myoclonic epilepsyGamma-aminobutyric acidHigher homocarnosine levelsGood seizure controlSeizure controlPoor seizure controlHomocarnosine levelsPartial seizuresMyoclonic epilepsyBrain gamma-aminobutyric acidLower GABA levelsType of epilepsyLower gamma-aminobutyric acidGABA levelsOccipital cortexPatientsVisual cortexEpilepsyValproateLamotrigineSeizuresCortexHomocarnosineMR spectrometer
1999
GABA Changes with Vigabatrin in the Developing Human Brain
Novotny E, Hyder F, Shevell M, Rothman D. GABA Changes with Vigabatrin in the Developing Human Brain. Epilepsia 1999, 40: 462-466. PMID: 10219272, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb00741.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain GABA levelsGABA levelsBrain GABAVGB treatmentRole of GABASeizure controlGABA changesSeizure susceptibilityPediatric epilepsyEpileptic focusOccipital lobeNervous systemEpileptic regionsVigabatrinEpilepsyGABAGABA metabolismTreatmentAge 1Noninvasive measurementHuman brainSubjectsDrugsFivefold increaseChildrenTopiramate increases brain GABA, homocarnosine, and pyrrolidinone in patients with epilepsy
Petroff O, Hyder F, Mattson R, Rothman D. Topiramate increases brain GABA, homocarnosine, and pyrrolidinone in patients with epilepsy. Neurology 1999, 52: 473-478. PMID: 10025774, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.52.3.473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain gamma-aminobutyric acidGamma-aminobutyric acidComplex partial seizuresAntiepileptic actionPartial seizuresRefractory complex partial seizuresNew antiepileptic medicationsEffects of topiramateNew antiepileptic drugsDrug-free volunteersMultiple putative mechanismsPotent antiepileptic actionAntiepileptic medicationsAdditional patientsAntiepileptic drugsControl subjectsOccipital cortexTopiramatePatientsPutative mechanismsHomocarnosineEpilepsySeizuresVivo measurementsSurface coil