SCN1A mutation associated with intractable myoclonic epilepsy and migraine headache

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 389-391

  Frosk, Patrick ^a,b   Mhanni, Aizeddin A ^a,b   Rafay, Mubeen F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dravet syndrome; intractable epilepsy; phenotypic heterogeneity; SCN1A mutation

Indexed keywords

CLOBAZAM; LAMOTRIGINE; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.1; STIRIPENTOL; VALPROIC ACID;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FAMILIAL HEMIPLEGIC MIGRAINE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; NAV1.1 VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNEL; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84873669275     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073812443309     Document Type: Article

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