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Genetic seizure susceptibility underlying acute encephalopathies in childhood.
Epilepsy research - 1 Oct 2010
Kobayashi Katsuhiro, Ouchida Mamoru, Okumura Akihisa, Maegaki Yoshihiro, Nishiyama Itsuko, Matsui Hideki, Ohtsuka Yoko, Ohmori Iori
Abstract excerpt
We herein investigated risk factors of pediatric acute encephalopathy (AE) regarding the hitherto uncharacterized genetic background of seizure susceptibility underlying the pathogenesis of AE. The study included 15 patients with a history of various types of AE in childhood. We undertook the mutational analysis of the neuronal sodium channel alpha 1 subunit (SCN1A) gene which is the most representative gene for...
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