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Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Epilepsy: Current Understanding, Diagnosis, and Treatment Approaches.
International journal of molecular sciences - 2 Jul 2017
Sharma Suvasini, Prasad Asuri N
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Inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) are a rare cause of epilepsy, but seizures and epilepsy are frequently encountered in patients with IEM. Since these disorders are related to inherited enzyme deficiencies with resulting effects on metabolic/biochemical pathways, the term "metabolic epilepsy" can be used to include these conditions. These epilepsies can present across the life span, and share features of...
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