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A case report of a family with overlapping features of autosomal dominant febrile seizures and GEFS+.
Epilepsia - 1 Apr 2009
Hindocha Neeti, Nabbout Rima, Elmslie Frances, Makoff Andrew, Al-Chalabi Ammar, Nashef Lina
Abstract excerpt
Familial febrile seizures occur in both generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) and autosomal dominant febrile seizures (ADFS). The literature largely separates families with GEFS+ from those with ADFS. However, there is clinical overlap, and families with ADFS also include individuals with afebrile seizures. The phenotypic spectrum of GEFS+ is broader now than when first described, resulting in...
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