Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus and severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy: A case report of two Italian families

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-32

  Veggiotti, P ^a   Cardinali, S ^a   Montalenti, E ^a   Gatti, A ^a   Lanzi, G ^a  

^a C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; Febrile Seizures plus; Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures plus; Genetics; Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MALE; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035039835     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/j.1950-6945.2001.tb00462.x     Document Type: Article

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