Dravet syndrome - considerable delay in making the diagnosis

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 359-362

  Bremer, A ^a   Lossius, M I ^a   Nakken, K O ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adults; Children; Delayed diagnosis; Dravet syndrome; Epilepsy; Genetics; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MALE; SEVERE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY IN INFANCY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; NAV1.1 VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84859436222     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2011.01609.x     Document Type: Article

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