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Genetics of epilepsy syndromes starting in the first year of life
19 Jan 2009
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<b>Background:</b> Incidence rates of epilepsy in children are highest during the first year of life. Most frequently, epilepsy results from a metabolic or structural defect in the brain. However, some infants have clearly delineated epilepsy syndromes for which no underlying etiology can be identified except for a genetic predisposition. <b>Methods:</b> We reviewed the current knowledge on the genetics of...
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