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Association of apolipoprotein E ε4 allele with cognitive impairment in patients with epilepsy and interaction with phenytoin monotherapy.
Epilepsy & behavior : E&B - 1 Feb 2013
Palanisamy A, Rajendran N N, Narmadha M P, Ganesvaran R A
Abstract excerpt
Cognitive impairment implicates many factors beyond phenytoin monotherapy in patients with epilepsy. Apolipoprotein E ε4 allele has been reported to play a role in severe memory impairment that ultimately progresses to Alzheimer's disease (AD); however, knowledge about its role in cognitive impairment in patients with epilepsy is lacking. Our study proposes the possible involvement of the APOE ε4 allele in...
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