Distribution of Anticonvulsant Drugs in Gray and White Matter of Human Brain
- 1 May 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
- Vol. 4 (2) , 89-92
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0317167100120475
Abstract
Gray and white matter were obtained during neurosurgical therapy of focal epilepsy from 17 patients. In 10 patients, receiving only phenobarbital, the drug was uniformly distributed between gray and white matter. Phenytoin concentrations averaged 1.4-fold greater in white matter than in gray matter when expressed per gram wet weight of tissue. The gray matter/plasma ratio of phenytoin was approximately 2-fold greater than that of phenobarbital. Carbamazepine levels were also slightly greater in white matter The data revealed wide differences between drugs in the relative concentrations in gray and white matter, which must be taken into account in any quantitative studies of anticonvulsant drug levels in the brain. RésuméNous avons étudié des échantillons de cortex cérébral et de substance blanche obtenus de 17 malades opérés pour une épilepsie focale. Dix d’entre eux ne recevaient que du phénobarbital et la concentration de cette drogue était égale au niveau du cortex et de la substance blanche. Exprimée par gamme de tissue frais, la concentration de phénytoine s’est avérée en moyenne 1.4 fois plus élevée au niveau de la substance blanche que de la matière grise Le rapport matière grise/plasma est environ 2 fois plus grand pour la phénytoine que pour le phénobarbital. La concentration de Carbamazepine est aussi légèrement plus élevée au niveau de la substance blanche. Ces données démontrent des différences marquées entre ces drogues substance blanche. Differences dont on doit tenir compte dans l’interprétation des études neurophysiologiques ou neuropharma-cologiques de la concentration cérébrale des drogues antiépileptiques.Keywords
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