Clinical and molecular genetics of myoclonic-astatic epilepsy and severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy (Dravet syndrome).

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The majority of severe epileptic encephalopathies of early childhood are symptomatic where a clear etiology is apparent. There is a small subgroup, however, where no etiology is found on imaging and metabolic studies, and genetic factors are important. Myoclonic-astatic epilepsy (MAE) and severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy (SMEI), also known as Dravet syndrome, are epileptic encephalopathies where multiple...

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