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Benign occipital epilepsies of childhood: clinical features and genetics.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Sept 2008
Taylor Isabella, Berkovic Samuel F, Kivity Sara, Scheffer Ingrid E
Abstract excerpt
The early and late benign occipital epilepsies of childhood (BOEC) are described as two discrete electro-clinical syndromes, eponymously known as Panayiotopoulos and Gastaut syndromes. Our aim was to explore the clinical features, classification and clinical genetics of these syndromes using twin and multiplex family studies to determine whether they are indeed distinct. Sixteen probands including seven twins...
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