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BRAF V600E mutation in neocortical posterior temporal epileptogenic gangliogliomas.
Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia - 1 Aug 2015
Martinoni Matteo, Marucci Gianluca, de Biase Dario, Rubboli Guido, Volpi Lilia, Riguzzi Patrizia, Marliani Federica, Toni Francesco, Naldi Ilaria, Bisulli Francesca, Tinuper Paolo, Michelucci Roberto, Baruzzi Agostino, Tallini Giovanni, Giulioni Marco
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to verify the presence of BRAF mutations in a series of six patients affected by drug-resistant focal epilepsy associated with neocortical posterior temporal gangliogliomas (GG) who were subjected to lesionectomy between June 2008 and November 2013. GG are an increasingly recognized cause of epilepsy and represent the most common tumor in young patients undergoing surgery for intractable...
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