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Cognitive deficits in Tsc1+/- mice in the absence of cerebral lesions and seizures.
Annals of neurology - 1 Dec 2007
Goorden Susanna M I, van Woerden Geeske M, van der Weerd Louise, Cheadle Jeremy P, Elgersma Ype
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OBJECTIVE: Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is characterized by brain lesions, epilepsy, increased incidence of mental retardation and autism. The causal link between lesion load and epilepsy on cognitive disabilities has been debated, and these factors explain only part of the intelligence quotient variability. A Tsc2 rat model of the disease provided evidence that the TSC genes are directly involved in neuronal...
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