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Neonatal seizures associated with a severe neonatal myoclonus like dyskinesia due to a familial KCNQ2 gene mutation.
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society - 1 Jul 2012
Blumkin Lubov, Suls Arvid, Deconinck Tine, De Jonghe Peter, Linder Ilan, Kivity Sara, Dabby Ron, Leshinsky-Silver Esther, Lev Dorit, Lerman-Sagie Tally
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UNLABELLED: Mutations in the potassium channel gene KCNQ2, usually cause benign familial neonatal epilepsy. This is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by clusters of seizures occurring in the first days of life. Most patients have normal psychomotor development and spontaneous remission of seizures by 12 months of age. Since Rett and Teubel reported the first family in 1964 and the identification of...
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