Possible genetic anticipation in families with idiopathic generalised epilepsy

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 150-154

  Cvetkovska, Emilija ^a   Panov, Sasho ^a  

^a SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

genetic anticipation; idiopathic generalized epilepsy; juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ABSENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; ONSET AGE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTICIPATION, GENETIC; BRAIN; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE;

EID: 80051592681     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: 19506945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/epd.2011.0441     Document Type: Article

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