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A novel SCN2A mutation in family with benign familial infantile seizures.
Epilepsia - 1 Jan 2006
Striano Pasquale, Bordo Laura, Lispi Maria Luisa, Specchio Nicola, Minetti Carlo, Vigevano Federico, Zara Federico
Abstract excerpt
Benign familial infantile seizures (BFIS) is a clinical entity characterized by focal seizures with or without secondary generalization, occurring mostly in clusters, and usually first seen between 4 and 8 months of life. Psychomotor development is normal, and seizures usually resolve within the first year of life. BFIS is a genetically heterogenous condition with loci mapped to chromosomes 19 and 16. Mutations...
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