Dravet syndrome: Early clinical manifestations and cognitive outcome in 37 Italian patients

Brain and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-77

  Ragona, Francesca ^a   Brazzo, Daniela ^b   Giorgi, Ilaria De ^a   Morbi, Monica ^a   Freri, Elena ^a   Teutonico, Federica ^b   Gennaro, Elena ^c   Zara, Federico ^c   Binelli, Simona ^a   Veggiotti, Pierangelo ^b   Granata, Tiziana ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dravet syndrome; Epileptic encephalopathy; Mental retardation; SCN1A

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.1; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; BATH; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE COURSE; DRAVET SYNDROME; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; MYOCLONUS; ONSET AGE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; POINT MUTATION; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; SEIZURES; SODIUM CHANNELS; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71849102130     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2009.09.014     Document Type: Article

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