Danger and distress: parabrachial-extended amygdala circuits

AA Jaramillo, JA Brown, DG Winder - Neuropharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Our understanding of the role of the parabrachial nucleus (PBN) has evolved as technology
has advanced, in part due to cell-specific studies and complex behavioral assays. This is …

Forebrain control of breathing: anatomy and potential functions

KM Schottelkotte, SA Crone - Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The forebrain plays important roles in many critical functions, including the control of
breathing. We propose that the forebrain is important for ensuring that breathing matches …

Comorbidities and predictors of health‐related quality of life in Dravet syndrome: A 10‐year, prospective follow‐up study

P Makiello, T Feng, B Dunwoody, F Steckler… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Dravet syndrome (DS) is a severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy,
leading to reduced health‐related quality of life (HRQOL). Prospective outcome data on …

Disruption of synaptic transmission in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis reduces seizure-induced death in DBA/1 mice and alters brainstem E/I balance

M Xia, B Owen, J Chiang, A Levitt, K Preisinger… - ASN …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the leading cause of death in refractory
epilepsy patients. Accumulating evidence from recent human studies and animal models …

Concise Review: Stem Cell Models of SCN1A-Related Encephalopathies—Current Perspective and Future Therapies

V Zayat, R Szlendak, D Hoffman-Zacharska - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mutations in the SCN1A gene can cause a variety of phenotypes, ranging from mild forms,
such as febrile seizures and generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus, to severe, such …

Channelopathy of Dravet syndrome and potential neuroprotective effects of cannabidiol

C Xu, Y Zhang, D Gozal… - Journal of Central …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Dravet syndrome (DS) is a channelopathy, neurodevelopmental, epileptic encephalopathy
characterized by seizures, developmental delay, and cognitive impairment that includes …

Perspectives on the basis of seizure-induced respiratory dysfunction

DK Mulkey, BM Milla - Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Epilepsy is an umbrella term used to define a wide variety of seizure disorders and sudden
unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the leading cause of death in epilepsy. Although …

[HTML][HTML] A novel rat model of Dravet syndrome recapitulates clinical hallmarks

M Li, L Yang, W Qian, S Ray, Z Lu, T Liu, YY Zou… - Neurobiology of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dravet syndrome (DS) is a debilitating infantile epileptic encephalopathy characterized by
seizures induced by high body temperature (hyperthermia), sudden unexpected death in …

Anti-seizure efficacy of perampanel in two established rodent models of early-life epilepsy

NS Roberts, MJ Handy, Y Ito, K Hashimoto… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2023 - Elsevier
Early-life seizures can be refractory to conventional antiseizure medications (ASMs) and can
also result in chronic epilepsy and long-term behavioral and cognitive deficits. Treatments …

Autonomic dysfunction in epilepsy mouse models with implications for SUDEP research

J Bauer, O Devinsky, M Rothermel, H Koch - Frontiers in neurology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Epilepsy has a high prevalence and can severely impair quality of life and increase the risk
of premature death. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the leading cause of …