Dravet syndrome: From electroclinical characteristics to molecular biology
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Dravet syndrome: from electroclinical characteristics to molecular biology.
The onset of Dravet syndrome typically occurs within the first year, with prolonged, generalized, or unilateral clonic seizures triggered by fever. In the early stages, other types of refractory seizures usually present that include myoclonic seizures, atypical absences, and partial seizures. Electroencephalography (EEG) findings are not pathognomonic, and signs of cognitive arrest or deteriora...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Epilepsia
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0013-9580,1528-1167
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02228.x