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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2017

Metabolic Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress in Epilepsy.

Jennifer N Pearson-Smith, Manisha Patel

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 133 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
133citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
13.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

133 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 263 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Exploring the causal impact of mitochondrial dysfunction on epilepsy: a mendelian randomization study.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas · 2026
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73 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jennifer N Pearson-SmithDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Jennifer.pearson-smith@ucdenver.edu.
Manisha PatelDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. manisha.patel@ucdenver.edu.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · US

Funding

SUPEROXIDE RADICALS IN SEIZURE-INDUCED NEURONAL DEATHR01NS039587 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI PATEL, MANISHA N · 2000 to 2019
$5.9M
Neuroprotective effects of AEOL 10150 against organophosphate toxicityU01NS083422 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI PATEL, MANISHA N · 2013 to 2017
$4.3M
Redox Control of Seizure-Induced Neuroinflammation.R01NS086423 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI PATEL, MANISHA N · 2013 to 2022
$3.0M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS039587NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS086423NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS083422
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The epilepsies are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by the propensity to experience spontaneous recurrent seizures. Epilepsies can be genetic or acquired, and the underlying mechanisms of seizure initiation, seizure propagation, and comorbid conditions are incompletely understood. Metabolic changes including the production of reactive species are known to result from prolonged seizures and may also contribute to epilepsy development. In this review, we focus on the evidence that metabolic and redox disruption is both cause and consequence of epileptic seizures. Additionally, we discuss the promise of targeting redox processes as a therapeutic option in epilepsy.

Indexed as

Oxidative StressAnimalsAntioxidantsBrainDisease Models, AnimalEpilepsyHumansMiceMitochondriaOxidation-ReductionRatsAntioxidantsmitochondriareactive oxygen speciesseizures

Identifiers

PMID29117123
PMCPMC5713334
OpenAlexW2768043581

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