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Acute encephalopathy in Dravet syndrome: Case reports and literature review
Neurology Asia ; : 181-185, 2016.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-625251
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Dravet syndrome is a rare and catastrophic type of epilepsy in infants. Acute encephalopathy has been sporadically reported in patients with Dravet syndrome; however, the risk factors for this serious complication have not been identified. We report two patients with a clinical diagnosis of Dravet syndrome who experienced acute encephalopathy initiated by refractory status epilepticus. SCN1A mutational analysis revealed a previously reported nonsense mutation in one patient and a novel missense mutation in the other. Analysis of our cases and previously published cases revealed that patients with Dravet syndrome who have a more severe phenotype have an increased likelihood of developing acute encephalopathy compared with patients with less severe phenotypes.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Epilepsies, Myoclonic Type of study: Prognostic study / Risk factors Language: English Journal: Neurology Asia Year: 2016 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Epilepsies, Myoclonic Type of study: Prognostic study / Risk factors Language: English Journal: Neurology Asia Year: 2016 Type: Article