The Changing Landscape of Epilepsy

Summary

Translational and scientific advances in epilepsy over recent decades have directly impacted patient care, but much still remains unknown. The identification of a genetic basis of a form of epilepsy and a description of how an agent, quinidine, with in vitro efficacy provided effective treatment for a patient in the clinical setting are presented.

  • epilepsy
  • Epilepsy Phenome/Genome Project
  • Epi4K
  • quinidine
  • KCNT1 mutation
  • epileptic encephalopathies
  • episodic & paroxysmal disorders
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