Epilepsy in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies.

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Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies are X-linked allelic disorders in which the association of central nervous system dysfunction, typically in the form of mental retardation, is a well recognized feature. They are both due to mutations in the dystrophin gene, whose corresponding protein products are expressed both in the muscle and central nervous system. We have observed an increased frequency of epilepsy...

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