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Altered GABAA receptor expression in brainstem nuclei and SUDEP in Gabrg2(+/Q390X) mice associated with epileptic encephalopathy.
Epilepsy research - 1 Jul 2016
Xia Geqing, P Pourali Sarah, Warner Timothy A, Zhang Chun-Qing, L Macdonald Robert, Kang Jing-Qiong
Abstract excerpt
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the leading cause for death in individuals with epilepsy. The frequency of SUDEP correlates with the severity of epilepsies and lack of response to antiepileptic drug treatment, but the underlying mechanisms of SUDEP have not been elucidated fully. GABRG2(Q390X) is a mutation associated with the epileptic encephalopathy Dravet syndrome (DS) and with genetic epilepsy...
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