… Snead OC. The y-hydroxybutyrate model of generalized absence seizures: further
characterization and comparison to other absence models. Epilepsia 1988;29:301-368 Vergnes M. …

… Snead OC. Antiabsence seizure activity of specific GABAB and … Snead OC. The γ-hydroxybutyrate
model of absence seizures: … Snead OC. Evidence for a G protein-coupled gamma…

The short-chain fatty acid γ-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), which is synthesized as an analogue
of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) that would cross the blood–brain barrier, has found limited …

The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Task Force on Nosology and Definitions
proposes a classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes in the neonate and infant with …

Lafora's disease (LD; OMIM 254780) is an autosomal recessive form of progressive myoclonus
epilepsy characterized by seizures and cumulative neurological deterioration. Onset …

Purpose Genetic testing is an integral diagnostic component of pediatric medicine. Standard
of care is often a time-consuming stepwise approach involving chromosomal microarray …

Objective: To determine the current best practice for treatment of infantile spasms in children.
Methods: Database searches of MEDLINE from 1966 and EMBASE from 1980 and …

… Carter Snead proposes a framework for public bioethics rooted in a vision of human identity
… Avoiding typical dichotomies of conservative-liberal and secular-religious, Snead recasts …

Objective. To compare the efficacy of corticotropin (ACTH) (150 U/m 2 /day) and prednisone
(2 mg/kg/day), given for 2 weeks, in suppressing clinical spasms and hypsarrhythmic …

We studied 15 children with complex partial seizures in whom one or more seizure type was
exacerbated during treatment with carbamazepine. The most common seizure type that was …