Article
Genetic variations associated with pharmacoresistant epilepsy (Review).
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Apr 2020
Cárdenas-Rodríguez Noemí, Carmona-Aparicio Liliana, Pérez-Lozano Diana L, Ortega-Cuellar Daniel, Gómez-Manzo Saúl, Ignacio-Mejía Iván
Abstract excerpt
Epilepsy is a common, serious neurological disorder worldwide. Although this disease can be successfully treated in most cases, not all patients respond favorably to medical treatments, which can lead to pharmacoresistant epilepsy. Drug‑resistant epilepsy can be caused by a number of mechanisms that may involve environmental and genetic factors, as well as disease‑ and drug‑related factors. In recent years,...
Topics
- Drug Resistance
- Epilepsy
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
