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Familial temporal lobe epilepsy with psychic auras associated with a novel LGI1 mutation.
Neurology - 29 Mar 2011
Striano P, Busolin G, Santulli L, Leonardi E, Coppola A, Vitiello L, Rigon L, Michelucci R, Tosatto S C E, Striano S, Nobile C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autosomal dominant lateral temporal epilepsy (ADLTE) is characterized by focal seizures with auditory features or aphasia. Mutations in the LGI1 gene have been reported in up to 50% of ADLTE pedigrees. We report a family with temporal lobe epilepsy characterized by psychic symptoms associated with a novel LGI1 mutation. METHODS: All participants were personally interviewed and underwent neurologic...
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