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Age of onset of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis: the effect of apolipoprotein E and febrile seizures.
The International journal of neuroscience - 1 Sept 2017
Leal Bárbara, Chaves João, Carvalho Cláudia, Bettencourt Andreia, Freitas Joel, Lopes João, Ramalheira João, Costa Paulo P, Mendonça Denisa, Silva António M, Silva Berta M
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE-HS) is the most frequent pharmaco-resistant epilepsy. It has been associated with febrile seizures (FS) in childhood. Its aetiology remains unclear but genetic factors are involved. Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is the main lipoprotein secreted in brain. It has a critical immunomodulatory function, influences neurotransmission and it is involved in...
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