Скачать или смотреть The Delicate Balance of Brain Cholesterol: Animation 1 of 2

Cholesterol acts as a precursor molecule for steroid hormones including pregnenolone, progesterone, testosterone, cortisone, aldosterone, and estrogens, which are essential for healthy human growth and development. Cholesterol is also abundant in the brain and required to maintain proper function; it's critical to cell membranes and the myelin sheath that covers nerve fibers. Our brains synthesizes cholesterol de novo, and each cell type in our brains have unique cholesterol requirements. Learn more about cholesterol metabolism and turnover and how it relates to overall brain health.

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals and is intended for pediatric neurologists, pediatric epileptologists, adult neurologists, adult epileptologists, physicians or other healthcare professionals interested in developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, including Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.