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ReviewNeuroscience and biobehavioral reviews2019

Chronobiology of limbic seizures: Potential mechanisms and prospects of chronotherapy for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.

Daniel Leite Góes Gitai, Tiago Gomes de Andrade, Ygor Daniel Ramos Dos Santos, Sahithi Attaluri, Ashok K Shetty

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Review in Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Daniel Leite Góes GitaiInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA; Institute of Biological Sciences and Health, Federal University of Alagoas, Maceio, Alagoas, Brazil.
Tiago Gomes de AndradeFaculty of Medicine, Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil.
Ygor Daniel Ramos Dos SantosInstitute of Biological Sciences and Health, Federal University of Alagoas, Maceio, Alagoas, Brazil.
Sahithi AttaluriInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
Ashok K ShettyInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA; Research Service, Olin E. Teague Veterans' Medical Center, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, Texas, USA. Electronic address: shetty@medicine.tamhsc.edu.
Texas A&M University · USUniversidade Federal de Alagoas · BR

Funding

Combined NSC Grafting and Neurogenic Drug Therapy for Temporal Lobe EpilepsyI01BX002351 · VA · OLIN TEAGUE VETERANS CENTER · PI SHETTY, ASHOK K · 2015 to 2018
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BLR&D Research Career Scientist AwardIK6BX003612 · VA · OLIN TEAGUE VETERANS CENTER · PI SHETTY, ASHOK K · 2017 to 2019
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BLRD VA I01 BX000883BLRD VA I01 BX002351BLRD VA IK6 BX003612
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (mTLE) characterized by progressive development of complex partial seizures originating from the hippocampus is the most prevalent and refractory type of epilepsy. One of the remarkable features of mTLE is the rhythmic pattern of occurrence of spontaneous seizures, implying a dependence on the endogenous clock system for seizure threshold. Conversely, circadian rhythms are affected by epilepsy too. Comprehending how the circadian system and seizures interact with each other is essential for understanding the pathophysiology of epilepsy as well as for developing innovative therapies that are efficacious for better seizure control. In this review, we confer how the temporal dysregulation of the circadian clock in the hippocampus combined with multiple uncoupled oscillators could lead to periodic seizure occurrences and comorbidities. Unraveling these associations with additional research would help in developing chronotherapy for mTLE, based on the chronobiology of spontaneous seizures. Notably, differential dosing of antiepileptic drugs over the circadian period and/or strategies that resynchronize biological rhythms may substantially improve the management of seizures in mTLE patients.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnticonvulsantsCircadian RhythmEpilepsy, Temporal LobeHippocampusHumansSeizuresTemporal LobeAnticonvulsantsCircadian rhythmsClock genesEpilepsyHippocampusSeizureTemporal lobe epilepsy

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PMID30629979
PMCPMC7023906
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