Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies: what we do and do not know

N Specchio, P Curatolo - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Developmental encephalopathies, including intellectual disability and autistic spectrum
disorder, are frequently associated with infant epilepsy. Epileptic encephalopathy is used to …

Epileptogenesis in tuberous sclerosis complex-related developmental and epileptic encephalopathy

E Aronica, N Specchio, MJ Luinenburg, P Curatolo - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Epileptogenesis in infants with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a gradual and dynamic
process, leading to early onset and difficult-to-treat seizures. Several cellular, molecular and …

Targeted suppression of mTORC2 reduces seizures across models of epilepsy

J Okoh, J Mays, A Bacq, JA Oses-Prieto… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that poses a major threat to public health.
Hyperactivation of mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) is believed to lead to abnormal network …

Autophagy and autophagy signaling in Epilepsy: Possible role of autophagy activator

NH Ali, HM Al-Kuraishy, AI Al-Gareeb, SA Alnaaim… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Autophagy is an explicit cellular process to deliver dissimilar cytoplasmic misfolded proteins,
lipids and damaged organelles to the lysosomes for degradation and elimination. The …

Recent advances in pharmacotherapy for epilepsy

AW Pong, KJ Xu, P Klein - Current opinion in neurology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Recent advances in pharmacotherapy for epilepsy : Current Opinion in Neurology Recent
advances in pharmacotherapy for epilepsy : Current Opinion in Neurology Log in or Register …

New insights on the potential anti‐epileptic effect of metformin: Mechanistic pathway

SA Alnaaim, HM Al‐kuraishy… - Journal of Cellular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disease characterized by recurrent seizures. Epilepsy is
observed as a well‐controlled disease by anti‐epileptic agents (AEAs) in about 69 …

Advances in the mTOR signaling pathway and its inhibitor rapamycin in epilepsy

W Zhao, C Xie, X Zhang, J Liu, J Liu… - Brain and Behavior, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Epilepsy is one of the most common and serious brain syndromes and has
adverse consequences on a patient's neurobiological, cognitive, psychological, and social …

Recent advances in pharmacologic treatments of drug-resistant epilepsy: breakthrough in sight

P Klein, D Friedman, P Kwan - CNS drugs, 2024 - Springer
Epilepsy affects approximately 1% of the world population. Patients have recurrent seizures,
increased physical and psychiatric comorbidities, and higher mortality rate than the general …

RHEB/mTOR hyperactivity causes cortical malformations and epileptic seizures through increased axonal connectivity

M Proietti Onori, LMC Koene, CB Schäfer, M Nellist… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Hyperactivation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway can cause
malformation of cortical development (MCD) with associated epilepsy and intellectual …

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) inactivation increases neuronal network activity by enhancing Ca2+ influx via L-type Ca2+ channels

C Hisatsune, T Shimada, A Miyamoto… - Journal of …, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a multisystem developmental disorder characterized
by hamartomas in various organs, such as the brain, lungs, and kidneys. Epilepsy, along …