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Familial paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis: an electrophysiologic and genotypic analysis.
Epilepsia - 1 Jul 1999
Sadamatsu M, Masui A, Sakai T, Kunugi H, Nanko S, Kato N
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PURPOSE: We report a pedigree of familial paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis (PKC) in which five of 18 members are affected. The pathophysiologic basis for PKC is still uncertain; reflex epilepsy versus dysfunction of basal ganglia. We examined (a) whether there were ictal discharges during the attacks, and (b) a linkage between PKC and possible DNA markers linked to several familial epileptic or movement...
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