Stopping runaway seizures with a chill pill
The neuropeptide neurotensin can reduce status epilepticus and its associated consequences through induction of therapeutic hypothermia when bound to a molecule that can penetrate the blood-brain barrier.
Authors
- Gordon F. Buchanan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2371-4455)
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- Carver Bible College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- eLife
- Published
- 2024-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.102055
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00