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APOE genetic associations with seizure development after severe traumatic brain injury.
Brain injury - 1 Jan 2010
Miller Megan A, Conley Yvette, Scanlon Joelle M, Ren Dianxu, Ilyas Kamboh M, Niyonkuru Christian, Wagner Amy K
Abstract excerpt
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the current study is to assess the role of the APOE genotype in post-traumatic seizure (PTS) development. RESEARCH DESIGN: A retrospective study of 322 adult Caucasians with a severe TBI and APOE genotype. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Medical records were searched for PTS. Time to first seizure was categorized as early, late or delayed-onset PTS. Potential PTS associations by...
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