A New Approach for Epilepsy

About one-third of the 65 million people worldwide affected by epilepsy are treatment-resistant, and the degree to which they suffer from seizures and convulsions can vary widely. Problems occur when nerve cells in the brain fail to communicate properly. A new study has found that inhibiting an enzy...

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Autores principales: Dingledine, Ray, Hassel, Bjørnar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Dana Foundation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4938265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27408679
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description About one-third of the 65 million people worldwide affected by epilepsy are treatment-resistant, and the degree to which they suffer from seizures and convulsions can vary widely. Problems occur when nerve cells in the brain fail to communicate properly. A new study has found that inhibiting an enzyme that is critical in metabolic communication has an anti-seizure effect in epileptic mice. These findings, the authors believe, may very well initiate a shift to new therapeutic approaches.
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