phospholipid/seizures

The N-acylethanolamine phospholipids (NAPE) are precursors for N-acylethanolamines (NAE), including anandamide (20:4-NAE), which is a ligand for the cannabinoid receptors. Previously, NAPE were believed to be found only in injured tissue, e.g., after neurodegenerative insults. Neuronal injury may

Metabolism of individual phospholipids was studied in neurones and neuroglia under conditions of convulsions caused by picrotoxin administration. Metabolic activity of all the phospholipids studied was increased in neuronal membranes under extreme conditions of convulsive attacks. The rate of

Children with febril and epileptic convulsion during different periods of the disease demonstrate changes in the correlation of phospholipids in the blood plasma. These changes are mainly of a general character and do not depend upon the genesis of convulsions. The largest differences were seen in

We have characterized easily shocked (eas), a Drosophila "band-sensitive" paralytic mutant. Electrophysiological recordings from flight muscles in the giant fiber pathway of adult eas flies reveal that induction of paralysis with electrical stimulation results in a brief seizure, followed by a

The effect of a suspension of GABA and phosphatidylserine (PS), phosphatidylcholine, or phosphatidylethanolamine was studied on penicillin-induced epileptic activity in rats. GABA-PS significantly reduced the number of spikes, in comparison with either the other phospholipid compounds or normal

The intraventricular injection of pyridoxal phosphate (PLP; 1 mumole/brain) to rats causes convulsive seizures beginning 3 min after injection and lasting for about 20 min. The incorporation of [2-3H] glycerol into rat brain glycerides has been studied to ascertain whether treatment with PLP affects

Cavernous angiomas are vascular malformations that cause neurodegeneration and symptoms including epileptiform seizures, headache, and motor deficits. Following neurosurgical removal of the angiomas, patients mostly recover well and become seizure-free. This study reports on the levels of certain

We report a case of a 47-year-old man with anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome associated with subdural hematoma. The patient had several episodes of arthritis during his thirties. He developed venous thrombosis in his right lower leg at the age of 35, when laboratory studies demonstrated

The relationship between lupus anticoagulants and antibodies directed against negatively charged phospholipids, as measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, was explored in a series of plasma samples from 100 patients with well-characterized lupus anticoagulants. Only 73% of the patients had

The influence of phosphatidylserine (PS) on the isoniazid-induced convulsions has been studied in mice. Sonicated dispersions of this phospholipid given intravenously do not show anticonvulsant activity but they do so when gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is simultaneously injected. GABA alone is