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ADORA2A polymorphism predisposes children to encephalopathy with febrile status epilepticus.
Neurology - 23 Apr 2013
Shinohara Mayu, Saitoh Makiko, Nishizawa Daisuke, Ikeda Kazutaka, Hirose Shinichi, Takanashi Jun-ichi, Takita Junko, Kikuchi Kenjiro, Kubota Masaya, Yamanaka Gaku, Shiihara Takashi, Kumakura Akira, Kikuchi Masahiro, Toyoshima Mitsuo, Goto Tomohide, Yamanouchi Hideo, Mizuguchi Masashi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion (AESD) is a childhood encephalopathy following severe febrile seizures, leaving neurologic sequelae in many patients. However, its pathogenesis remains unclear. In this study, we clarified that genetic variation in the adenosine A2A receptor (ADORA2A), whose activation is involved in excitotoxicity, may be a predisposing factor of...
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