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Epileptic Encephalopathy in Childhood: A Stepwise Approach for Identification of Underlying Genetic Causes.
Indian journal of pediatrics - 1 Oct 2016
Patel Jaina, Mercimek-Mahmutoglu Saadet
Abstract excerpt
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders in childhood. Epilepsy associated with global developmental delay and cognitive dysfunction is defined as epileptic encephalopathy. Certain inherited metabolic disorders presenting with epileptic encephalopathy can be treated with disease specific diet, vitamin, amino acid or cofactor supplementations. In those disorders, disease specific therapy is...
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