Familial occurrence of early-onset childhood absence epilepsy

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 178-180

  Titomanlio, Luigi ^a   Romano, Alfonso ^a   Bellini, Giulia ^b   Pascotto, Antonio ^b   Iuliano, Raffaella ^a   Miraglia Del Giudice, Emanuele ^b   Del Giudice, Ennio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childhood absence epilepsy; CHRNA4; CLCN2; ECA1; GABRG2

Indexed keywords

DNA; LAMOTRIGINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ABSENCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA EXTRACTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FAMILY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; INHERITANCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SIBLING; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 8; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34247166609     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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