The genetics of monogenic idiopathic epilepsies and epileptic encephalopathies

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Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-11

  Nicita, Francesco ^a   De Liso, Paola ^a   Danti, Federica Rachele ^a   Papetti, Laura ^a   Ursitti, Fabiana ^a   Castronovo, Antonella ^a   Allemand, Federico ^a   Gennaro, Elena ^b   Zara, Federico ^c   Striano, Pasquale ^c   Spalice, Alberto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Channels; Epilepsy; Epileptic encephalopathies; KCNQ; Monogenic; SCN1A

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOTROPIN; ETHOSUXIMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LORAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ZONISAMIDE;

ABSENCE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL GENETICS; EPILEPSY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANTILE SPASM; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NOCTURNAL SEIZURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; REVIEW; SEVERE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY IN INFANCY; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN DISEASES; EPILEPSY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 84355166679     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2011.08.007     Document Type: Review

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