excitotoxicity

Functional Neurology: Glutamate Dysregulation and Excitotoxicity

Excitotoxicity is characterized as an acute insult which causes nerve cell death due to the excessive activation of iGluRs. Acute… Read More

October 1, 2019

Functional Neurology: Other Molecules in Glutamate

Previous research studies suggest that L-aspartate, like L-glutamate, triggers excitatory activity on neurons. L-aspartate functions with L-glutamate in the synaptic… Read More

September 27, 2019

NMDA Excitotoxicity in Functional Neurology

Excitotoxicity is a pathological mechanism seen in a variety of health issues where an excessive synaptic excitation causes neuronal death… Read More

September 24, 2019