Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy: Extended Spectrum of GEFS<sup>+</sup>?

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Authors

Rita Singh · Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital

E. Andermann · Max Planck Research Unit for Neurogenetics

William Whitehouse · Children's of Alabama

A. Simon Harvey · Royal Children's Hospital

D. L. Keene · University of Ottawa

M‐H. Seni · Max Planck Research Unit for Neurogenetics

Kathryn M. Crossland

Abstract

The family history of seizures in SMEI is in keeping with the spectrum of seizure phenotypes seen in generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+). Our findings suggest that SMEI is the most severe phenotype in the GEFS+ spectrum.

Topics & Keywords

Epilepsy research and treatment Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Epilepsia

Volume 42, Issue 7, pp. 837-844

DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.042007837.x

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