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Levetiracetam resistance: Synaptic signatures & corresponding promoter SNPs in epileptic hippocampi.
Neurobiology of disease - 1 Dec 2013
Grimminger Tanja, Pernhorst Katharina, Surges Rainer, Niehusmann Pitt, Priebe Lutz, von Lehe Marec, Hoffmann Per, Cichon Sven, Schoch Susanne, Becker Albert J
Abstract excerpt
Pharmacoresistance to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is a major clinical problem in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE). Levetiracetam (LEV) represents a unique type of AED as its high-affinity binding site, the synaptic vesicle protein SV2A, is a component of the presynaptic release machinery. LEV often leads to full seizure control even in previously refractory patients. However, approximately 30% of...
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