GABA Synthesis and Pyridoxine Seizures

GABA Synthesis and Pyridoxine Seizures

A reduction in pyridoxal-5-phosphate (PLP) dependent enzyme, glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD),which synthesizes GABA, is reported in a 3 month-old infant with seizures responsive to pyridoxine treated at University of California, Davis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: J Gordon Millichap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers 1994-06-01
Series:Pediatric Neurology Briefs
Subjects:
pyridoxal-5-phosphate
glutamic acid decarboxylase
epileptiform activity
Online Access:https://www.pediatricneurologybriefs.com/articles/2788
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spelling doaj-209b0bbbe6984f6ba8a0fac8777e3c262020-11-25T01:14:17ZengPediatric Neurology Briefs PublishersPediatric Neurology Briefs1043-31552166-64821994-06-0186444410.15844/pedneurbriefs-8-6-62774GABA Synthesis and Pyridoxine SeizuresJ Gordon Millichap0Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineA reduction in pyridoxal-5-phosphate (PLP) dependent enzyme, glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD),which synthesizes GABA, is reported in a 3 month-old infant with seizures responsive to pyridoxine treated at University of California, Davis.https://www.pediatricneurologybriefs.com/articles/2788pyridoxal-5-phosphateglutamic acid decarboxylaseepileptiform activity
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GABA Synthesis and Pyridoxine Seizures
Pediatric Neurology Briefs
pyridoxal-5-phosphate
glutamic acid decarboxylase
epileptiform activity
author_facet J Gordon Millichap
author_sort J Gordon Millichap
title GABA Synthesis and Pyridoxine Seizures
title_short GABA Synthesis and Pyridoxine Seizures
title_full GABA Synthesis and Pyridoxine Seizures
title_fullStr GABA Synthesis and Pyridoxine Seizures
title_full_unstemmed GABA Synthesis and Pyridoxine Seizures
title_sort gaba synthesis and pyridoxine seizures
publisher Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
series Pediatric Neurology Briefs
issn 1043-3155
2166-6482
publishDate 1994-06-01
description A reduction in pyridoxal-5-phosphate (PLP) dependent enzyme, glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD),which synthesizes GABA, is reported in a 3 month-old infant with seizures responsive to pyridoxine treated at University of California, Davis.
topic pyridoxal-5-phosphate
glutamic acid decarboxylase
epileptiform activity
url https://www.pediatricneurologybriefs.com/articles/2788
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