Unverricht-Lundborg progressive myoclonus epilepsy in Oman.

doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.11.006

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Unverricht-Lundborg progressive myoclonus epilepsy in Oman.

Pediatric neurology - 1 Apr 2008

Santoshkumar Balagopal, Turnbull Julie, Minassian Berge A

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We analyzed the clinical, electrophysiologic, and genetic features of Omani Arab patients suspected of manifesting the Unverricht-Lundborg form of progressive myoclonus epilepsy. Ten patients (five boys, five girls; mean age at onset, 10.2 years) were evaluated. Unverricht-Lundborg disease was confirmed in all by detection of dodecamer repeat expansion mutations in the EPM1 gene. There was no correlation between...

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Adolescent
Adult
Arabs
Child
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12
Cohort Studies
Cystatin B
Cystatins
Electroencephalography
Evoked Potentials
Female
Humans
Male
Oman
Phenotype
Retrospective Studies
Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome

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PMID: 18358403
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.11.006

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