Ebselen was originally developed as a glutathione peroxidase mimic in the treatment of stroke (Parnham & Sies, 2013), and recently explored as a safer alternative to lithium in the treatment of bipolar disorder (Singh et al., 2013). Coincidentally, using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) we
Although we know that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is correlated with the glutamate-mediated corticomotor neuronal hyperexcitability, detailed ALS pathology remains largely unexplained. While a number of drugs have been developed, no cure exists so far. Here, we propose a hypothesis of