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Kcnj6(GIRK2) trisomy is not sufficient for conferring the susceptibility to infantile spasms seen in the Ts65Dn mouse model of down syndrome.
Epilepsy research - 1 Sept 2018
Joshi Krutika, Shen Lily, Cao Feng, Dong Susan, Jia Zhengping, Cortez Miguel A, Snead O Carter
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Infantile spasms (IS) is a catastrophic childhood seizure disorder that is characterized by extensor and/or flexor spasms, cognitive deterioration and a characteristic EEG abnormality. The latter consists of a pattern of a spike-wave followed by an electrodecremental response (EDR), which is a flattening of the EEG waveform amplitude. The mechanism/circuitry that underpins IS is unknown. Children with...
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