Imaging blood–brain barrier dysfunction as a biomarker for epileptogenesis

G Bar-Klein, S Lublinsky, L Kamintsky, I Noyman… - Brain, 2017 - academic.oup.com
A biomarker that will enable the identification of patients at high-risk for developing post-
injury epilepsy is critically required. Microvascular pathology and related blood–brain barrier …

Blood–brain barrier leakage during early epileptogenesis is associated with rapid remodeling of the neurovascular unit

M Bankstahl, H Breuer, I Leiter, M Märkel, P Bascuñana… - Eneuro, 2018 - eneuro.org
Increased permeability of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) following cerebral injury results in
regional extravasation of plasma proteins and can critically contribute to the pathogenesis of …

Evidence for peri-ictal blood–brain barrier dysfunction in patients with epilepsy

T Rüber, B David, G Lüchters, RD Nass, A Friedman… - Brain, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Epilepsy has been associated with a dysfunction of the blood–brain barrier. While there is
ample evidence that a dysfunction of the blood–brain barrier contributes to epileptogenesis …

Multimodality imaging of blood–brain barrier impairment during epileptogenesis

H Breuer, M Meier, S Schneefeld… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Insult-associated blood–brain barrier leakage is strongly suggested to be a key step during
epileptogenesis. In this study, we used three non-invasive translational imaging modalities …

Age-dependent vascular changes induced by status epilepticus in rat forebrain: implications for epileptogenesis

J Marcon, B Gagliardi, S Balosso, M Maroso… - Neurobiology of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Brain inflammation, angiogenesis and increased blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability
occur in adult rodent and human epileptogenic brain tissue. We addressed the role of these …

Longitudinal assessment of blood–brain barrier leakage during epileptogenesis in rats. A quantitative MRI study

EA Van Vliet, WM Otte, JA Gorter, RM Dijkhuizen… - Neurobiology of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) plays an important role in the homeostasis of the brain. BBB
dysfunction has been implicated in the pathophysiology of various neurological disorders …

[HTML][HTML] Long-lasting blood-brain barrier dysfunction and neuroinflammation after traumatic brain injury

EA van Vliet, XE Ndode-Ekane, LJ Lehto… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes 10–20% of acquired epilepsy, which
typically develops within 2 years post-injury with poorly understood mechanisms. We …

Breakdown of blood brain barrier as a mechanism of post-traumatic epilepsy

A Dadas, D Janigro - Neurobiology of disease, 2019 - Elsevier
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) accounts for approximately 16% of acute symptomatic seizures
which usually occur in the first week after trauma. Children are at higher risk for post …

Blood–brain barrier dysfunction in brain diseases: Clinical experience

K Schoknecht, H Shalev - Epilepsia, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The blood–brain barrier, a unique feature of the cerebral vasculature, is gaining attention as
a feature in common neurologic disorders including stroke, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy …

Blood–brain barrier dysfunction in status epileptics: Mechanisms and role in epileptogenesis

E Swissa, Y Serlin, U Vazana, O Prager, A Friedman - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2019 - Elsevier
The blood–brain barrier (BBB), a unique anatomical and physiological interface between the
central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral circulation, is essential for the function of …