Article
Screening LGI1 in a cohort of 26 lateral temporal lobe epilepsy patients with auditory aura from Turkey detects a novel de novo mutation.
Epilepsy research - 1 Feb 2016
Kesim Yesim F, Uzun Gunes Altiokka, Yucesan Emrah, Tuncer Feyza N, Ozdemir Ozkan, Bebek Nerses, Ozbek Ugur, Iseri Sibel A Ugur, Baykan Betul
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant lateral temporal lobe epilepsy (ADLTE) is an autosomal dominant epileptic syndrome characterized by focal seizures with auditory or aphasic symptoms. The same phenotype is also observed in a sporadic form of lateral temporal lobe epilepsy (LTLE), namely idiopathic partial epilepsy with auditory features (IPEAF). Heterozygous mutations in LGI1 account for up to 50% of ADLTE families and only...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
