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Severe autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy associated with psychiatric disorders and intellectual disability.
Epilepsia - 1 Dec 2008
Derry Christopher P, Heron Sarah E, Phillips Fiona, Howell Stephen, MacMahon Jacinta, Phillips Hilary A, Duncan John S, Mulley John C, Berkovic Samuel F, Scheffer Ingrid E
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (ADNFLE) is a relatively benign epilepsy syndrome with few comorbidities. Here we describe two families with unusually severe ADNFLE, with associated psychiatric, behavioral, and cognitive features. Detailed clinical data on 17 affected individuals were obtained, and genotyping of microsatellite markers, linkage analysis, and sequencing of candidate genes was...
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