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Status epilepticus in fragile X syndrome
Author(s) -
Gauthey Magali,
Poloni Claudia B.,
Ramelli GianPaolo,
RouletPerez Eliane,
Korff Christian M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02761.x
Subject(s) - fragile x syndrome , status epilepticus , epilepsy , electroencephalography , fragile x , seizure disorders , pediatrics , medicine , psychology , psychiatry , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Summary Epilepsy is frequent in fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common cause of inherited mental retardation. Status epilepticus (SE), however, seems exceptional in FXS, particularly as an initial epileptic manifestation. To our knowledge, SE was reported in only four FXS patients. We report the clinical features and electroencephalography (EEG) findings of five children with FXS, who presented with SE as their initial seizure.