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[Cognitive deficits are underestimated in children with benign epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes].
Ugeskrift for laeger - 7 Nov 2016
Atkins Mary Doreen, Juul Kirsten
Abstract excerpt
Benign epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes (BECTS) is, as the name suggests, usually considered benign. However, there is a growing awareness that this is not the case in all instances. Many of the children with BECTS have neuropsychological and linguistic dysfunctions, even after remission of the disease. In patients with classic BECTS, an association with GRIN2A-mutations is reported by several groups,...
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