Dravet syndrome and ‘immunization encephalopathy’
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Dravet syndrome
"Dravet syndrome" (DS) previously named severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI), or epilepsy with polymorphic seizures, is a rare disorder characterized by an early, severe, generalized, epileptic encephalopathy.DS is characterized by febrile and afebrile seizures beginning in the 1st year of life followed by different types of seizures (either focal or generalized), which are typically res...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0012-1622
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03638.x