STXBP1 encephalopathies: clinical spectrum, disease mechanisms, and therapeutic strategies

D Abramov, NGL Guiberson… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Mutations in Munc18‐1/STXBP1 (syntaxin‐binding protein 1) are linked to various
severe early epileptic encephalopathies and neurodevelopmental disorders. Heterozygous …

[HTML][HTML] Infantile spasm: a review article

MM Taghdiri, H Nemati - Iranian journal of child neurology, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Infantile spasm (IS) is a convulsive disease characterized by brief, symmetric axial
muscle contraction (neck, trunk, and/or extremities). IS is a type of seizure that was first …

The long‐term efficacy of cannabidiol in the treatment of refractory epilepsy

S Patel, R Grinspoon, B Fleming, LA Skirvin… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Cannabidiol (CBD) has been shown to reduce seizures among patients with
refractory epilepsies of various etiologies in recent clinical trials and an expanded access …

Discovery of the First Orally Available, Selective KNa1.1 Inhibitor: In Vitro and In Vivo Activity of an Oxadiazole Series

AM Griffin, KM Kahlig, RJ Hatch… - ACS Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The gene KCNT1 encodes the sodium-activated potassium channel KNa1. 1 (Slack, Slo2.
2). Variants in the KCNT1 gene induce a gain-of-function (GoF) phenotype in ionic currents …

Disease-linked mutations in Munc18-1 deplete synaptic Doc2

NGL Guiberson, LS Black, JE Haller, A Brukner… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Heterozygous de novo mutations in the neuronal protein Munc18-1/STXBP1 cause
syndromic neurological symptoms, including severe epilepsy, intellectual disability …

Neonatal estradiol stimulation prevents epilepsy in Arx model of X-linked infantile spasms syndrome

PR Olivetti, A Maheshwari, JL Noebels - Science translational medicine, 2014 - science.org
Infantile spasms are a catastrophic form of pediatric epilepsy with inadequate treatment. In
patients, mutation of ARX, a transcription factor selectively expressed in neuronal precursors …

Scalp EEG Ictal gamma and beta activity during infantile spasms: evidence of focality

H Nariai, J Beal, AS Galanopoulou, WB Mowrey… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We investigated temporal and spatial characteristics of ictal gamma and beta
activity on scalp EEG during spasms in patients with West syndrome (WS) to evaluate …

Metabolic etiologies in West syndrome

S Salar, SL Moshé, AS Galanopoulou - Epilepsia Open, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
West syndrome (WS) is an early life epileptic encephalopathy associated with infantile
spasms, interictal electroencephalography (EEG) abnormalities including high amplitude …

Infantile spasms: an update on pre-clinical models and EEG mechanisms

R Janicot, LR Shao, CE Stafstrom - Children, 2020 - mdpi.com
Infantile spasms (IS) is an epileptic encephalopathy with unique clinical and electrographic
features, which affects children in the middle of the first year of life. The pathophysiology of …

EEG‐based spatiotemporal dynamics of fast ripple networks and hubs in infantile epileptic spasms

IMA Samfira, AS Galanopoulou, H Nariai… - Epilepsia …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Infantile epileptic spasms (IS) are epileptic seizures that are associated with
increased risk for developmental impairments, adult epilepsies, and mortality. Here, we …