Seizure precipitants in Dravet syndrome: What events and activities are specifically provocative compared with other epilepsies?

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 39-44

  Verbeek, Nienke E ^a   Wassenaar, Merel ^a,b   van Campen, Jolien S ^a   Sonsma, Anja ^a   Gunning, Boudewijn ^b   Knoers, Nine ^a   Lindhout, Dick ^a,b   Jansen, Floor E ^a   Leijten, Frans ^a   Brilstra, Eva H ^a   Kasteleijn Nolst Trenité, Dorothée ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Physical exercise; Provocation; SCN1A; Severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy; SMEI; Triggers

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.1; SCN1A PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AGING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLD; COMMON COLD; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEAT; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; PREVALENCE; SEIZURE; SEVERE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY IN INFANCY; STRESS; VISUAL STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; GENETICS; MENTAL STRESS; MUTATION; NETHERLANDS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEIZURES; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; FEMALE; FEVER; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; NAV1.1 VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNEL; NETHERLANDS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREVALENCE; SEIZURES; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84930194995     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.05.008     Document Type: Article

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