Article
[Benign familial neonatal convulsions: a model of idiopathic epilepsy].
Revue neurologique - 1 Jul 1999
Hirsch E, de Saint-Martin A, Marescaux C
Abstract excerpt
Benign neonatal familial convulsions have been recognized as a distinctive epileptic syndrome since 1964. This rare epileptic syndrome was classified in the category of idiopathic generalized epilepsies. Recently, mutations of potassium channel genes (KCNQ2, KCNQ3) were identified as responsible for this autosomic dominant epileptic syndrome. Generalized tonico-clonic seizures start at the second or third day...
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