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Elevated extracellular levels of glutamate, aspartate and gamma-aminobutyric acid within the intraoperative, spontaneously epileptiform human hippocampus.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12742599     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report preliminary results from four patients subjected to hippocampal electrocorticography and microdialysis during temporal lobe epilepsy surgery. In two cases, spontaneously vigorous hippocampal epileptiform activity (EA) was identified; basal dialysate levels for hippocampal glutamate, aspartate, and gamma-aminobutyric acid ranged from approximately 23- to 84-fold, 19- to 33-fold and 10- to 34-fold higher, respectively, compared to the two cases of minimal hippocampal EA. These findings represent the first intraoperative evidence of elevated extracellular levels of neuroactive amino acids within the spontaneously epileptiform human hippocampus.
Authors:
P M Thomas; J P Phillips; N Delanty; W T O'Connor
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Epilepsy research     Volume:  54     ISSN:  0920-1211     ISO Abbreviation:  Epilepsy Res.     Publication Date:  2003 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-05-13     Completed Date:  2003-07-21     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8703089     Medline TA:  Epilepsy Res     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  73-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
The National Department of Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. pthomasmd@softhome.net
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Anesthesia, General
Aspartic Acid / metabolism*
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / metabolism*,  surgery*
Female
Glutamic Acid / metabolism*
Hippocampus / metabolism*,  surgery*
Humans
Intraoperative Period
Male
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
56-12-2/gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; 56-84-8/Aspartic Acid; 56-86-0/Glutamic Acid

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