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Status epilepticus in children with Alpers' disease caused by POLG1 mutations: EEG and MRI features.
Epilepsia - 1 Jun 2009
Wolf Nicole I, Rahman Shamima, Schmitt Bernhard, Taanman Jan-Willem, Duncan Andrew J, Harting Inga, Wohlrab Gabriele, Ebinger Friedrich, Rating Dietz, Bast Thomas
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PURPOSE: Refractory convulsive status epilepticus in infancy and childhood is a rare emergency situation. Metabolic disorders frequently underlie this condition, in particular Alpers' disease caused by POLG1 mutations. Status epilepticus may be the first symptom. A pathognomonic electroencephalog...
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