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Novel neurofibromatosis type 2 mutation presenting with status epilepticus.
Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape - 1 Mar 2014
DiFrancesco Jacopo C, Sestini Roberta, Cossu Federica, Bolognesi Martino, Sala Elena, Mariani Silvana, Saracchi Enrico, Papi Laura, Ferrarese Carlo
Abstract excerpt
Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is a dominantly inherited syndrome caused by mutations of the tumour-suppressor NF2, which encodes the merlin protein. Mutations are associated with a predisposition to development of benign tumours in the central nervous system. Even though cerebral cortical lesions are frequently associated with seizures, epilepsy is rarely described in NF2. Here, we describe an adult case of NF2...
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