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Atypical multifocal Dravet syndrome lacks generalized seizures and may show later cognitive decline.
Developmental medicine and child neurology - 1 Jan 2014
Kim Young Ok, Bellows Susannah, McMahon Jacinta M, Iona Xenia, Damiano John, Dibbens Leanne, Kelley Kent, Gill Deepak, Cross J Helen, Berkovic Samuel F, Scheffer Ingrid E
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AIM: To show that atypical multifocal Dravet syndrome is a recognizable, electroclinical syndrome associated with sodium channel gene (SCN1A) mutations that readily escapes diagnosis owing to later cognitive decline and tonic seizures. METHOD: Eight patients underwent electroclinical characteriza...
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