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Genetic dissection of photosensitivity and its relation to idiopathic generalized epilepsy.
Annals of neurology - 1 Jun 2005
Tauer Ulrike, Lorenz Susanne, Lenzen Kirsten P, Heils Armin, Muhle Hiltrud, Gresch Meike, Neubauer Bernd A, Waltz Stephan, Rudolf Gabrielle, Mattheisen Manuel, Strauch Konstantin, Nürnberg Peter, Schmitz Bettina, Stephani Ulrich, Sander Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Photosensitivity or photoparoxysmal response (PPR) is a common and highly heritable electroencephalographic trait characterized by an abnormal visual sensitivity of the brain in reaction to intermittent photic stimulation. PPR occurs frequently associated with idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGEs). The present genomewide linkage scan was designed to map susceptibility loci for PPR and to explore their genetic...
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