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Two autopsy cases of sudden unexpected death from Dravet syndrome with novel de novo SCN1A variants.
Brain & development - 1 Feb 2020
Hata Yukiko, Oku Yuko, Taneichi Hiromichi, Tanaka Tomomi, Igarashi Noboru, Niida Yo, Nishida Naoki
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Dravet syndrome (DS) is characterized by high epilepsy-related premature mortality with a markedly young age at death, however, autopsy report of sudden unexpected death with DS has been fewer than expected. METHODS: We report two autopsy cases with sudden unexpected death from DS. Case 1 was a 13-year-old male who drowned in a bathtub, and Case 2 was a 3-year-old female who died while sleeping. In Case 1,...
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