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Infantile refractory seizures due to de novo KCNT 1 mutation.
BMJ case reports - 25 Oct 2019
Alsaleem Mahdi, Carrion Vivien, Weinstock Arie, Chandrasekharan Praveen
Abstract excerpt
We describe a term female infant who presented with multiple seizures early in infancy. The clinical and electrical seizures were refractory to traditional antiepileptic medications. After extensive workup, seizure panel testing revealed KCNT1 gene mutation, which is associated with nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy and epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures. The infant's condition improved with the...
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