Increased prevalence of unprovoked seizures in patients with a 22q11.2 deletion

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Many neurologic abnormalities have been identified in patients with a deletion of chromosome region 22q11.2, including recurrent, apparently unprovoked seizures. We reviewed the database of patients with a 22q11.2 deletion at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to assess the prevalence of idiopathic epilepsy in this population. The records of 383 patients with a confirmed 22q11.2 deletion were reviewed for...

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