Engaging neuroscience to advance translational research in brain barrier biology

EA Neuwelt, B Bauer, C Fahlke, G Fricker… - Nature Reviews …, 2011 - nature.com
The delivery of many potentially therapeutic and diagnostic compounds to specific areas of
the brain is restricted by brain barriers, of which the most well known are the blood–brain …

Paroxysmal dyskinesias

KP Bhatia - Movement Disorders, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Paroxysmal movement disorders are a relatively rare and heterogenous group of conditions
manifesting as episodic dyskinesia lasting a brief duration. Three forms are clearly …

EFNS guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of primary dystonias

A Albanese, F Asmus, KP Bhatia… - European Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To provide a revised version of earlier guidelines published in 2006.
Background: Primary dystonias are chronic and often disabling conditions with a …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term follow-up of the ketogenic diet for refractory epilepsy: multicenter Argentinean experience in 216 pediatric patients

R Caraballo, M Vaccarezza, R Cersosimo, V Rios… - Seizure, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: In this Argentinean retrospective, collaborative, multicenter study, we examine
the efficacy and tolerability of the ketogenic diet (KD) for different epilepsy syndromes …

Glut1 deficiency syndrome and erythrocyte glucose uptake assay

H Yang, D Wang, K Engelstad, L Bagay… - Annals of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective: The Glut1 deficiency syndrome (Glut1 DS) phenotype has expanded
dramatically since first described in 1991. Hypoglycorrhachia and decreased erythrocyte 3 …

Genetics of epilepsy

M Pandolfo - Seminars in neurology, 2011 - thieme-connect.com
Epilepsy is a common and very heterogeneous neurologic disorder. Genetic factors are
likely to play a role in most cases, either because the underlying cause of epilepsy is …

Paroxysmal choreoathetosis/spasticity (DYT9) is caused by a GLUT1 defect

YG Weber, C Kamm, A Suls, J Kempfle, K Kotschet… - Neurology, 2011 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: Mutations in SLC2A1, encoding the glucose transporter type 1 (GLUT1), cause a
broad spectrum of neurologic disorders including classic GLUT1 deficiency syndrome …

Stomatin-deficient cryohydrocytosis results from mutations in SLC2A1: a novel form of GLUT1 deficiency syndrome

JF Flatt, H Guizouarn, NM Burton… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
The hereditary stomatocytoses are a series of dominantly inherited hemolytic anemias in
which the permeability of the erythrocyte membrane to monovalent cations is pathologically …

Milestones in dystonia

LJ Ozelius, N Lubarr, SB Bressman - Movement disorders, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The last 25 years have seen remarkable advances in our understanding of the genetic
etiologies of dystonia, new approaches into dissecting underlying pathophysiology, and …

Excellent response to acetazolamide in a case of paroxysmal dyskinesias due to GLUT1-deficiency

M Anheim, E Maillart, S Vuillaumier-Barrot… - Journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Heterozygous mutations in the SLC2A1 gene, which encodes glucose transport protein type
1 (GLUT1), are responsible for GLUT1 deficiency, leading to cerebral energy failure …