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PCDH19-related epilepsy and Dravet Syndrome: Face-off between two early-onset epilepsies with fever sensitivity.
Epilepsy research - 1 Sept 2016
Trivisano Marina, Pietrafusa Nicola, Ciommo Vincenzo di, Cappelletti Simona, Palma Luca de, Terracciano Alessandra, Bertini Enrico, Vigevano Federico, Specchio Nicola
Abstract excerpt
Aim of this study is to compare PCDH19-related epilepsy and Dravet Syndrome (DS) in order to find out differences between these two infantile epilepsies with fever sensitivity. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 15 patients with PCDH19-related epilepsy and 19 with DS. Comparisons were performed with Fisher's exact test or Student's t-test. Females prevailed in PCDH19-related epilepsy. Epilepsy...
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