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A novel PCDH19 mutation inherited from an unaffected mother.
Pediatric neurology - 1 Jun 2012
Dimova Petia S, Kirov Andrey, Todorova Albena, Todorov Tihomir, Mitev Vanyo
Abstract excerpt
We report on a 13-year-old girl with a negative family history who manifested drug-resistant, mostly fever-induced seizures in clusters from age 5 months. Seizure frequency was not substantially reduced by anticonvulsant treatment, but tended to decrease with age. Early behavioral changes, i.e., autistic and aggressive features, worsened with time. Molecular genetic testing for PCDH19 mutations was performed by...
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