Lori O'Driscoll founder of the Dravet Syndrome Foundation
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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: Epilepsia
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0013-9580
DOI: 10.1111/epi.12496