Saurabh R. Sinha, MD, PhD
Department / Division
Medicine /
Medicine-Neurology
Address
DUMC 102350
Durham, NC 27710
Appointment Telephone
919-668-7600
Office Telephone
919-684-3532
Fax Telephone
919-684-8955
- MD, Baylor College of Medicine (Texas), 1999
- Neurology, Johns Hopkins Hospital (Maryland), 2003
- Clinical Neurophysiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital (Maryland), 2004
- Epilepsy, Johns Hopkins Hospital (Maryland), 2005
- PhD, Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine (Texas), 1997
Clinical Interests
Epilepsy, epilepsy surgery with emphasis on difficult-to-control/treat patients
Research Interests
My research and clinical interests are in improving surgical outcomes for patients with intractable seizures and normal imaging studies (non-lesional epilepsy).
This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.
- ABRET
- Cyberonics, Inc.
- Lundbeck
- UCB Pharma
- Wyeth (Pfizer)
Representative Publications
Kossoff, EH; Rowley, H; Sinha, SR; Vining, EP. A prospective study of the modified Atkins diet for intractable epilepsy in adults. Epilepsia. 2008;49:316-319.
(2008)
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Huang, YH; Muralidharan, S; Sinha, SR; Kao, JP; Bergles, DE. Ncm-D-aspartate: a novel caged D-aspartate suitable for activation of glutamate transporters and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in brain tissue. Neuropharmacology. 2005;49:831-842.
(2005)
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Sinha, SR; Crone, NE; Fotta, R; Lenz, F; Boatman, DF. Transient unilateral hearing loss induced by electrocortical stimulation. Neurology. 2005;64:383-385.
(2005)
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Sinha, SR; Kossoff, EH. The ketogenic diet. The Neurologist. 2005;11:161-170.
(2005)
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Huang, YH; Sinha, SR; Tanaka, K; Rothstein, JD; Bergles, DE. Astrocyte glutamate transporters regulate metabotropic glutamate receptor-mediated excitation of hippocampal interneurons. The Journal of Neuroscience. 2004;24:4551-4559.
(2004)
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Dooley, KE; Sinha, SR; Haponik, E; Conwit, R; Sevransky, JE. A 39-year-old man with hip pain and respiratory failure. Chest. 2002;121:1345-1349.
(2002)
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Sinha, SR; Saggau, P. Imaging of 4-AP-induced, GABA(A)-dependent spontaneous synchronized activity mediated by the hippocampal interneuron network. Journal of Neurophysiology. 2001;86:381-391.
(2001)
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Sinha, SR; Saggau, P. Simultaneous optical recording of membrane potential and intracellular calcium from brain slices. Methods. 1999;18:204-175.
(1999)
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Sinha, SR; Wu, LG; Saggau, P. Presynaptic calcium dynamics and transmitter release evoked by single action potentials at mammalian central synapses. Biophysical Journal. 1997;72:637-651.
(1997)
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Sinha, SR; Patel, SS; Saggau, P. Simultaneous optical recording of evoked and spontaneous transients of membrane potential and intracellular calcium concentration with high spatio-temporal resolution. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 1995;60:49-60.
(1995)
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Nathan, SS; Sinha, SR; Gordon, B; Lesser, RP; Thakor, NV. Determination of current density distributions generated by electrical stimulation of the human cerebral cortex. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 1993;86:183-192.
(1993)
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