Stroke‐related epilepsy

AM Feyissa, TF Hasan… - European journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Stroke is the cause of about 10% of all epilepsy and 55% of newly diagnosed seizures
among the elderly. Although recent advances in acute stroke therapy have improved …

Poststroke epilepsy: update and future directions

J Zelano - Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Stroke is among the most common causes of epilepsy after middle age. Patients with
poststroke epilepsy (PSE) differ in several respects from patients with other forms of …

Screening of conventional anticonvulsants in a genetic mouse model of epilepsy

NA Hawkins, LL Anderson, TS Gertler… - Annals of Clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that affects 1% of the population.
Approximately, 30% of individuals with epilepsy are refractory to treatment, highlighting the …

The challenges of treating epilepsy with 25 antiepileptic drugs

L Santulli, A Coppola, S Balestrini, S Striano - Pharmacological research, 2016 - Elsevier
Nowadays a substantial armamentarium of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is available, including
drugs with different mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, efficacy and tolerability; …

The beneficial effects of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors in the processes of neurodegeneration

SS Saeedi Saravi, SS Saeedi Saravi, A Arefidoust… - Metabolic brain …, 2017 - Springer
Statins, cholesterol lowering drugs, have been demonstrated to exert beneficial effects in
other conditions such as primary and progressing neurodegenerative diseases beyond their …

[HTML][HTML] Pleiotropic effects of statins on brain cells

AO Sodero, FJ Barrantes - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2020 - Elsevier
Starting with cholesterol homeostasis, the first part of the review addresses various aspects
of cholesterol metabolism in neuronal and glial cells and the mutual crosstalk between the …

Butyrate prevents valproate‐induced liver injury: in vitro and in vivo evidence

C Pirozzi, A Lama, C Annunziata… - The FASEB …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Sodium valproate (VPA), an antiepileptic drug, may cause dose‐and time‐dependent
hepatotoxicity. However, its iatrogenic molecular mechanism and the rescue therapy are …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of drug treatment and drug interactions in post-stroke epilepsy

L Zhao, J Li, R Kälviäinen, J Jolkkonen… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Stroke is a huge burden on our society and this is expected to grow in the future due to the
aging population and the associated co-morbidities. The improvement of acute stroke care …

Identifying new antiepileptic drugs through genomics-based drug repurposing

N Mirza, GJ Sills, M Pirmohamed… - Human molecular …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Currently available antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) fail to control seizures in 30% of patients.
Genomics-based drug repurposing (GBR) offers the potential of savings in the time and cost …

The anticonvulsant activity of a flavonoid-rich extract from orange juice involves both NMDA and GABA-benzodiazepine receptor complexes

R Citraro, M Navarra, A Leo, E Donato Di Paola… - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
The usage of dietary supplements and other natural products to treat neurological diseases
has been growing over time, and accumulating evidence suggests that flavonoids possess …