as the pre-epileptic progresses to the epileptic state , characterized by generalized 4-5 cycles/s spike-and-wave discharges , a failure of the glial capture mechanisms for taurine and glutamate appears to occur , since both amino acids are lost from the tissue and glutamine levels fall while gaba levels are maintained or become elevated but increasingly at the expense of aspartic acid .
C0002520
amino acids
C0017797
glutamine