Benign convulsions with mild gastroenteritis: Is it associated with sodium channel gene SCN1A mutation?

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1521-1524

  Weng, Wen Chin ^a   Hirose, Shinichi ^b   Lee, Wang Tso ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

convulsions; gastroenteritis; SCN1A; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.1;

ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; TAIWAN;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EPILEPSY, BENIGN NEONATAL; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM CHANNELS; TAIWAN;

EID: 78650224463     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073810370898     Document Type: Article

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