Pyridoxine-Dependent Seizures and MRI Abnormality
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[Pyridoxine dependent seizures].
Pyridoxine dependent seizures is a rare autosomal recessive disorder. Its manifestations are intractable epilepsy leading to death in status epilepticus. Treatment with pyridoxine prevents the seizures and normalizes the EEG. Early diagnosis is important for the intellectual outcome. In Denmark, the disease has occurred in a child of healthy Tamil immigrants, who are first cousins. The child's ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 1996
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-10-10-6