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Diagnostic work-up and rehabilitation of cerebral visual impairment in infancy: A case of epileptic perinatal encephalopathy due to KCNQ2-related channelopathy
Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine - 4 Jul 2018
Saviola Donatella, Chiari Margherita, Battagliola Erica, Savi Caterina, De Tanti Antonio
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BACKGROUND: There is evidence that channelopathies are the cause of many different neurological diseases. The epileptic perinatal encephalopathy due to mutation in the KCNQ2 gene is a rare disease involving severe tetraparesis and cerebral visual impairment. Diseases of this kind are associated with severe disability that involves multiple systems and requires accurate genetic diagnosis and early...
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