beta carotene/seizures

Beta-carotenes are reported to be potent free radical quenchers, singlet oxygen scavengers, and lipid antioxidants. Oxygen free radicals that are produced in excess during exposure to oxygen at high pressures and overwhelm the body's normal antioxidant defense systems seem to mediate the hyperoxic

It has been widely suggested that oxidative stress products play an important role in the pathophysiology of epilepsy. Capparis ovata (C. ovata) may useful treatment of epilepsy because it contains antioxidant flavonoids. The current study was designed to determine the effects of C. ovata on lipid

Vitamin A (Vit A) and its derivatives have recently been reported to be implicated in synaptic plasticity. In this study, the possible effect of Vit A and its precursor, beta-carotene on acute seizure and kindling, induced by pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) was assessed. Vit A and beta-carotene were

OBJECTIVE We examined risk factors of smoking and the association between smoking and pregnancy-related and 6-month infant mortality in rural Nepal, where 30% women reported smoking during pregnancy. METHODS Cross-sectional analysis of risk factors associated with smoking status and health

β-Carotene has been established as a known free radical scavenger with chain-breaking antioxidant properties. It has been documented for the treatment of epileptic convulsions at a 200 mg/kg body weight dose. The reported pathogenesis for epileptic convulsions is oxidative stress. Hence,

It has been suggested that oxidative stress products play an important role in the etiology of epilepsy. We investigated the effects of selenium (Se) administration on topiramate (TPM)- and pentylentetrazol (PTZ)-induced brain toxicity in rats. Forty male Wistar rats were divided into five equal

We studied the toxicity and efficacy of adding in sequence 4 resistance modulators to combination chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme and poor prognosis anaplastic astrocytomas. Patients received cisplatin plus mitomycin-C concurrently with and following 60 Gy

The porphyrias comprise a group of disorders of the haem biosynthesis pathway that can present with acute neurovisceral symptoms, skin lesions or both. Acute porphyrias present with severe abdominal pain, confusion and seizures which may be life-threatening. Specific treatment with haem preparations

Neurologists have little concern about the high atherosclerotic risk among epileptics. Recent evidences mount that chronic epilepsy and prolonged use of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are associated with multiple risk factors that are critically implicated in pathobiology and dysfunction of the vessel

A male born to first cousins presented at 12 months with hypocalcemic convulsions, rickets, epistaxis due to vitamin K deficiency, and extremely low serum levels of beta-carotene and vitamin A. Liver function was altered moderately (glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, 55 U/L; glutamic-pyruvic

BACKGROUND Premna resinosa (Hochst.) Schauer (Lamiaceae) is used in many places to treat bronchitis, respiratory illness and convulsions of the rib cage. OBJECTIVE This study evaluates the anticancer, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of P. resinosa, and isolates some responsible

It is well known that oxidative stress plays an important role in the etiology of epilepsy. We investigated effects of selenium (Se) and topiramate (TPM) combination supplementation on antioxidant and oxidant values in control and patients with epilepsy and refractory epilepsy. For the aim, we used