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J O McNamara

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1 Comparison of carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, and primidone in partial and secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures. N Engl J Med 1985 2.73
2 Importance of the intracellular domain of NR2 subunits for NMDA receptor function in vivo. Cell 1998 2.21
3 Impairment of synaptic vesicle clustering and of synaptic transmission, and increased seizure propensity, in synapsin I-deficient mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1995 2.00
4 Autoantibodies to glutamate receptor GluR3 in Rasmussen's encephalitis. Science 1994 1.98
5 Requirement for superoxide in excitotoxic cell death. Neuron 1996 1.80
6 Plasmapheresis in Rasmussen's encephalitis. Neurology 1996 1.65
7 Autoimmunity to munc-18 in Rasmussen's encephalitis. Neuron 2000 1.55
8 Limbic epilepsy in transgenic mice carrying a Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II alpha-subunit mutation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1995 1.36
9 Immunohistochemical evidence of seizure-induced activation of trk receptors in the mossy fiber pathway of adult rat hippocampus. J Neurosci 1999 1.29
10 Evidence implicating substantia nigra in regulation of kindled seizure threshold. J Neurosci 1984 1.28
11 Increased dentate granule cell neurogenesis following amygdala kindling in the adult rat. Neurosci Lett 1998 1.22
12 Antiepileptogenic effects of conventional anticonvulsants in the kindling model of epilespy. Ann Neurol 1991 1.19
13 Cloning and expression of a novel Na(+)-dependent neutral amino acid transporter structurally related to mammalian Na+/glutamate cotransporters. J Biol Chem 1993 1.16
14 Synaptic connections from multiple subfields contribute to granule cell hyperexcitability in hippocampal slice cultures. J Neurophysiol 2000 1.15
15 Excitatory amino acid receptors in epilepsy. Trends Pharmacol Sci 1990 1.14
16 Selective inhibition of kindling development by intraventricular administration of TrkB receptor body. J Neurosci 1999 1.14
17 Induction of c-fos mRNA by kindled seizures: complex relationship with neuronal burst firing. J Neurosci 1993 1.13
18 Benzodiazepine receptor increases after repeated seizures: evidence for localization to dentate granule cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1982 1.11
19 Human genetics. Did radicals strike Lou Gehrig? Nature 1993 1.10
20 The kindling model of epilepsy: a review. Prog Neurobiol 1980 1.07
21 Null mutation of c-fos impairs structural and functional plasticities in the kindling model of epilepsy. J Neurosci 1996 1.06
22 Ionotropic glutamate receptor subtypes activate c-fos transcription by distinct calcium-requiring intracellular signaling pathways. Neuron 1993 1.03
23 Seizures, cell death, and mossy fiber sprouting in kainic acid-treated organotypic hippocampal cultures. Neuroscience 1999 1.01
24 Evidence that Substantia Nigra is crucial to neural network of kindled seizures. Eur J Pharmacol 1983 0.99
25 Repeated seizures induce long-term increase in hippocampal benzodiazepine receptors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1980 0.99
26 GluR3 autoantibodies destroy neural cells in a complement-dependent manner modulated by complement regulatory proteins. J Neurosci 2000 0.99
27 Biochemical evidence that glycine allosterically regulates an NMDA receptor-coupled ion channel. Eur J Pharmacol 1987 0.98
28 NMDA and non-NMDA receptor-mediated increase of c-fos mRNA in dentate gyrus neurons involves calcium influx via different routes. J Neurosci 1992 0.98
29 Seizure outcome after temporal lobectomy for temporal lobe epilepsy: a Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. Neurology 2000 0.97
30 gamma-Aminobutyric acid and benzodiazepine receptors in the kindling model of epilepsy: a quantitative radiohistochemical study. J Neurosci 1985 0.95
31 Arrhythmogenic epilepsy: an hypothesis. Am Heart J 1980 0.95
32 NMDA receptor dependence of kindling and mossy fiber sprouting: evidence that the NMDA receptor regulates patterning of hippocampal circuits in the adult brain. J Neurosci 1996 0.95
33 Centronuclear myopathy: histochemistry and electron microscopy. Report of two cases. Arch Pathol 1975 0.94
34 A physical map across chromosome 11q22-q23 containing the major locus for ataxia telangiectasia. Genomics 1994 0.93
35 Role of neurotransmitters in seizure mechanisms in the kindling model of epilepsy. Fed Proc 1984 0.93
36 N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor plasticity in kindling: quantitative and qualitative alterations in the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-channel complex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1989 0.92
37 Kindling model of epilepsy. Adv Neurol 1986 0.91
38 Selective enhancement of axonal branching of cultured dentate gyrus neurons by neurotrophic factors. Neuroscience 1995 0.91
39 Altered regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor protein in hippocampus following slice preparation. Neuroscience 2004 0.90
40 Changes in dynorphin, enkephalin and cholecystokinin content of hippocampus and substantia nigra after amygdala kindling. Brain Res 1986 0.89
41 Differential expression of immediate early genes in the hippocampus in the kindling model of epilepsy. Brain Res Mol Brain Res 1991 0.89
42 Induction of c-fos mRNA expression by afterdischarge in the hippocampus of naive and kindled rats. J Neurochem 1990 0.88
43 Kindling enhances sensitivity of CA3 hippocampal pyramidal cells to NMDA. J Neurosci 1992 0.87
44 A point mutation (D79N) of the alpha2A adrenergic receptor abolishes the antiepileptogenic action of endogenous norepinephrine. J Neurosci 1998 0.87
45 Kindling induces the long-lasting expression of a novel population of NMDA receptors in hippocampal region CA3. J Neurosci 1994 0.87
46 Anterior temporal lobectomy for complex partial seizures: evaluation, results, and long-term follow-up in 100 cases. Neurology 1990 0.86
47 The value of carotid endarterectomy in treating transient cerebral ischemia of the posterior circulation. Neurology 1977 0.86
48 Seizure disorders in mutant mice: relevance to human epilepsies. Curr Opin Neurobiol 1999 0.86
49 Anti-seizure and anti-epileptogenic effect of gamma-vinyl gamma-aminobutyric acid in amygdaloid kindling. Brain Res 1986 0.85
50 Glycine regulation of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-gated ion channel in hippocampal membranes. Mol Pharmacol 1989 0.85
51 Glutamate receptor GluR3 antibodies and death of cortical cells. Neuron 1998 0.85
52 Increased AMPA-sensitive quisqualate receptor binding and reduced NMDA receptor binding in epileptic human hippocampus. J Neurosci 1991 0.85
53 Kindling: an animal model of complex partial epilepsy. Ann Neurol 1984 0.84
54 Evidence that zinc inhibits N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-gated ion channel activation by noncompetitive antagonism of glycine binding. Mol Pharmacol 1990 0.83
55 Activation of substantia nigra neurons: role in the propagation of seizures in kindled rats. J Neurosci 1986 0.83
56 N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor regulation of uncompetitive antagonist binding in rat brain membranes: kinetic analysis. Mol Pharmacol 1988 0.83
57 Myelin basic protein phosphatase activity in rat brain. J Neurochem 1977 0.83
58 Quantitative autoradiographic analysis of mu and delta opioid binding sites in the rat hippocampal formation. J Comp Neurol 1986 0.83
59 Pseudoepileptic seizures: methods and video analysis to aid diagnosis. Ann Neurol 1982 0.83
60 Differences in the anatomic distribution of immediate-early gene expression in amygdala and angular bundle kindling development. J Neurosci 1995 0.82
61 The kindling model of epilepsy: a critical review. CRC Crit Rev Clin Neurobiol 1985 0.82
62 Muscarinic cholinergic receptors participate in the kindling model of epilepsy. Brain Res 1978 0.82
63 Selective alterations of regional beta-adrenergic receptor binding in the kindling model of epilepsy. Exp Neurol 1978 0.82
64 N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors activate transcription of c-fos and NGFI-A by distinct phospholipase A2-requiring intracellular signaling pathways. Mol Pharmacol 1995 0.82
65 Mechanism of epilepsy. Annu Rev Med 1994 0.82
66 Autoimmunity and neurological disease: antibody modulation of synaptic transmission. Annu Rev Neurosci 1999 0.82
67 Abnormal neuronal excitability in hippocampal slices from kindled rats. J Neurophysiol 1985 0.81
68 Prostaglandin F2alpha is required for NMDA receptor-mediated induction of c-fos mRNA in dentate gyrus neurons. J Neurosci 1997 0.81
69 The tyrosine receptor kinase B ligand, neurotrophin-4, is not required for either epileptogenesis or tyrosine receptor kinase B activation in the kindling model. Neuroscience 2006 0.81
70 The gene encoding the glutamate receptor subunit GluR5 is located on human chromosome 21q21.1-22.1 in the vicinity of the gene for familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1993 0.81
71 Knife cuts of entorhinal cortex: effects on development of amygdaloid kindling and seizure-induced decrease of muscarinic cholinergic receptors. J Neurosci 1985 0.80
72 Sustained potential shifts and paroxysmal discharges in hippocampal formation. J Neurophysiol 1985 0.80
73 Effects of age on kindling and kindled seizure-induced increase of benzodiazepine receptor binding. Brain Res 1986 0.80
74 Alpha-2 receptors mediate an endogenous noradrenergic suppression of kindling development. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1987 0.80
75 Plasmapheresis in Rasmussen's encephalitis. 1996. Neurology 2001 0.79
76 N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor autoradiography in rat brain after angular bundle kindling. Brain Res 1989 0.79
77 Role of the substantia nigra in the kindling model of limbic epilepsy. Adv Exp Med Biol 1986 0.79
78 Amygdala kindling induces muscarinic cholinergic receptor declines in a highly specific distribution within the limbic system. Exp Neurol 1980 0.79
79 Epilepsy. Protease inhibitor implicated. Nature 1996 0.79
80 Microinjection of muscimol into entopeduncular nucleus suppresses pilocarpine but not maximal electroshock seizures in rats. Brain Res 1988 0.79
81 Kindled seizure-induced reduction of muscarinic cholinergic receptors in rat hippocampal formation: evidence for localization to dentate granule cells. J Comp Neurol 1983 0.79
82 Decreased density, but not number, of N-methyl-D-aspartate, glycine and phencyclidine binding sites in hippocampus of senescent rats. Brain Res 1990 0.79
83 Kindling and associated mossy fibre sprouting are not affected in mice deficient of NGFI-A/NGFI-B genes. Neuroscience 1998 0.79
84 When do epileptic seizures really begin? Neuron 2001 0.79
85 Evidence implicating dentate granule cells in wet dog shakes produced by kindling stimulations of entorhinal cortex. Exp Neurol 1986 0.79
86 A radiohistochemical measure of [3H]TCP binding to the activated NMDA-receptor-gated ion channel in rat brain. Brain Res 1990 0.78
87 Kindling reduces sensitivity of CA3 hippocampal pyramidal cells to competitive NMDA receptor antagonists. Neuropharmacology 1994 0.78
88 Chromosomal localization of gene for human glutamate receptor subunit-7. Somat Cell Mol Genet 1993 0.78
89 Intranigral dynorphin-1-13 suppresses kindled seizures by a naloxone-insensitive mechanism. Brain Res 1987 0.78
90 Activation of substantia nigra pars reticulata neurons: role in the initiation and behavioral expression of kindled seizures. Brain Res 1991 0.78
91 Pursuit of the mechanisms of kindling. Trends Neurosci 1988 0.78
92 Experimental partial epileptogenesis. Curr Opin Neurol 1999 0.78
93 Immunoglobulin G and complement immunoreactivity in the cerebral cortex of patients with Rasmussen's encephalitis. Neurology 1999 0.78
94 Interstitial ion concentrations and paroxysmal discharges in hippocampal formation and spinal cord. Adv Neurol 1986 0.78
95 Regulation of alternative splicing of NMDAR1 in the kindling model. Brain Res Mol Brain Res 1996 0.77
96 Intradentate colchicine retards the development of amygdala kindling. Ann Neurol 1982 0.77
97 Effect of kindling on potassium-induced electrographic seizures in vitro. Neurosci Lett 1989 0.77
98 Lateral entorhinal cortical kindling can be established without potentiation of the entorhinal-granule cell synapse. Exp Neurol 1984 0.77
99 Electrolytic entorhinal lesions cause seizures. Brain Res 1982 0.77
100 Inhibition of muscarinic-coupled phosphoinositide hydrolysis by N-methyl-D-aspartate is dependent on depolarization via channel activation. J Neurochem 1990 0.77
101 Selective increase in L-[3H]glutamate binding to a quisqualate-sensitive site on hippocampal synaptic membranes after angular bundle kindling. Eur J Pharmacol 1982 0.77
102 Human hypoxia and seizures: effects and interactions. Adv Neurol 1979 0.77
103 The role of substantia nigra in the development of kindling: pharmacologic and lesion studies. Brain Res 1987 0.77
104 Evidence implicating alpha-2 adrenergic receptors in the anticonvulsant action of intranigral muscimol. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1987 0.77
105 Measurement of NMDA receptor protein subunits in discrete hippocampal regions of kindled animals. Brain Res Mol Brain Res 1998 0.77
106 Evaluation of the alpha(2A)-adrenergic receptor gene in a heritable form of temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurology 1998 0.77
107 Kindled seizures result in decreased responsiveness of benzodiazepine receptors to gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1983 0.77
108 Biochemical evidence for enhanced sensitivity to N-methyl-D-aspartate in the hippocampal formation of kindled rats. Brain Res 1989 0.77
109 Evidence for an agonist independent down regulation of hippocampal muscarinic receptors in kindling. Brain Res 1980 0.76
110 Biochemical and radiohistochemical analyses of alpha-2 adrenergic receptors in the kindling model of epilepsy. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1990 0.76
111 Congenital ichthyosis with spastic paraplegia of adult onset. Arch Neurol 1975 0.76
112 Evidence implicating dentate granule cells in development of entorhinal kindling. Exp Neurol 1986 0.76
113 Rasmussen's encephalitis: an autoimmune disorder? Curr Opin Neurol 1996 0.76
114 Stargazing nets new calcium channel subunit. Nat Genet 1998 0.75
115 Seizures down-regulate muscarinic cholinergic receptors in hippocampal formation. Brain Res 1982 0.75
116 An in vitro autoradiographic analysis of mu and delta opioid binding in the hippocampal formation of kindled rats. Brain Res 1987 0.75
117 Effects of intranigral application of clinically-effective anticonvulsants on electroshock-induced seizures. Neuropharmacology 1989 0.75
118 Epilepsy and all that jazz. Nat Med 2001 0.75
119 Spontaneous interictal spiking in the awake kindled rat. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol 1979 0.75
120 Clinical and electroencephalographic correlates in Rasmussen's encephalitis. Epilepsia 1997 0.75
121 Emergency management of the patient with seizures. 1. Generalized status epilepticus. Postgrad Med 1974 0.75
122 Biochemical approaches to dementia. Contemp Neurol Ser 1977 0.75
123 Uncompetitive antagonist binding: a biochemical index of activation of the NMDA receptor-coupled ion channel. Epilepsy Res Suppl 1992 0.75
124 Reduced kainic acid binding in rat hippocampal formation after limbic kindling. Brain Res 1984 0.75
125 Stimulation of substantia nigra pars reticulata enhances dentate granule cell excitability. Brain Res 1987 0.75
126 Selective and reversible increase in the number of quisqualate-sensitive glutamate binding sites on hippocampal synaptic membranes after angular bundle kindling. Brain Res 1984 0.75
127 Kainate and quisqualate receptor autoradiography in rat brain after angular bundle kindling. Neuroscience 1990 0.75
128 Radiohistochemical demonstration of NMDA/glycine-channel activation in rat hippocampus. Eur J Pharmacol 1988 0.75
129 Barbiturate and GABA receptors coupled to benzodiazepine receptors in rat hippocampal formation: a radiohistochemical study. Life Sci 1981 0.75
130 Method of lesioning brainstem determines seizure probability. J Neurosci Methods 1986 0.75
131 Muscarinic cholinergic regulation of epileptic spiking in kindling. Brain Res 1979 0.75
132 Complex neuronal systems: approach to development of new strategies in the treatment of epilepsy. Adv Neurol 1980 0.75
133 Kindling, prenatal exposure to ethanol and postnatal development selectively alter responses of hippocampal pyramidal cells to NMDA. Adv Exp Med Biol 1990 0.75
134 Intermittent claudication due to cauda equina compression. N C Med J 1985 0.75
135 Effects of oral choline on human complex partial seizures. Neurology 1980 0.75
136 Kindled seizures selectively reduce a subpopulation of [3H]quinuclidinyl benzilate binding sites in rat dentate gyrus. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1982 0.75
137 TCP binding: a tool for studying NMDA receptor-mediated neurotransmission in kindling. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 1989 0.75
138 Rasmussen's encephalitis: an autoimmune disorder? Curr Opin Neurobiol 1996 0.75
139 Activity of locus coeruleus neurons in amygdala kindled rats: role in the suppression of afterdischarge. Brain Res 1987 0.75
140 Emergency management of the patient with seizures. 1. Classification and treatment system, common seizure disorders. Postgrad Med 1974 0.75
141 Anticonvulsant action of intranigral gamma-vinyl-GABA: role of nonadrenergic neurotransmission. Brain Res 1988 0.75
142 Epilepsy. Proc Annu Meet Med Sect Am Counc Life Insur 1981 0.75
143 Comparison of the effects of diphenylbarbituric acid, phenobarbital, pentobarbital and secobarbital on GABA-mediated inhibition and benzodiazepine binding. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1985 0.75
144 Clinical relevance of defects in signalling pathways. Curr Opin Neurobiol 1995 0.75
145 Microinjection of a benzodiazepine into substantia nigra elevates kindled seizure threshold. Brain Res 1987 0.75
146 Benzodiazepine receptor declines in hippocampal formation following limbic seizures. Brain Res 1983 0.75
147 Autoradiographic localization of benzomorphan binding sites in rat brain. Eur J Pharmacol 1985 0.75
148 Abnormal hyperexcitability of hippocampal slices from kindled rats is transient. Brain Res 1988 0.75
149 Biochemical evidence of decreased muscarinic cholinergic neuronal communication following amygdala-kindled seizures. Brain Res 1981 0.75