Neuroimaging techniques have had a dramatic impact on the evaluation and treatment of patients with epilepsy. In order to take full advantage of their potential, it is important to place them in clinical and electrophysiological context and to understand their technical limitations. Positron emission tomography with 18F-2-deoxyglucose and single photon emission computed tomography can provide v...

anticonvulsant activity of 7-phenyl-5h-thiazolo[5,4-e][1,2,3,4]tetrazolo[5,1-c]pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]diazepine (5) and 7-phenyl-5h-thiazolo[5,4-e][1,3,4]triazolo[5,1-c]pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]diazepines (6a-d) was measured against pentylenetetrazole (ptz)-induced seizures in mice. intraperitoneal injections of different doses (12.5, 25 and 50 mg/kg, i.p.) of test compounds decreased ptz-induced seizure...

Tinnitus affects nearly 50 million people in the United States, with a minority demonstrating marked functional impairment. Alterations of gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) neuronal function and benzodiazepine receptor (BZR) function in particular have been implicated in the pathophysiology of severe, chronic tinnitus. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the distribution of BZR in the brain u...

Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences, Haifa, Israel (M.G.); Department of Pharmacology (M.G., I.B., R.S., L.V.) and Laboratory for Research in Anesthesia, Pain and Neuroscience (Y.K.), The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, TechnionIsrael Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Anesthesiology, Ha’Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel (Y.K.); Endocrinology...

Numerous mental diseases can be caused by anxiety or anxiety-like effects, but phobia is a prevalent overcoming symptom that frequently causes stress. At present, two primary anxiety-treatment approaches are being considered: Psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy. So many traditional synthetic anxiolytic drugs with such variety of side effects used in the pharmacological clinical approach. As resul...