So-called 'cryptogenic' partial seizures resulting from a subtle cortical dysgenesis due to a doublecortin gene mutation

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We report the case of a female suffering from resistant partial seizures, which were related to 'cryptogenic' epilepsy, as the cerebral cortex was considered normal on the initial MRI images. As her son is mentally retarded and has a pachygyria, the doublecortin gene, usually involved in band heterotopia or lissencephaly, was screened for mutations. A missense mutation was identified, shared by both the son and his mother, and a subtle discontinuous subcortical heterotopia was subsequently detected on the mother's MRI. The pathophysiology of epilepsy in this woman is discussed in the light of the role of doublecortin, not only in neuronal migration, but also in axonal growth and dendritic connectivity.

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Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2002

Erschienen:

2002

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

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Seizure - 11(2002), 4 vom: 10. Juni, Seite 273-7

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

des Portes, V [VerfasserIn]
Abaoub, L [VerfasserIn]
Joannard, A [VerfasserIn]
Souville, I [VerfasserIn]
Francis, F [VerfasserIn]
Pinard, J M [VerfasserIn]
Chelly, J [VerfasserIn]
Beldjord, C [VerfasserIn]
Jouk, P S [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine Esterase
Case Reports
Doublecortin Domain Proteins
EC 3.1.1.47
Journal Article
Microtubule-Associated Proteins
Neuropeptides
PAFAH1B1 protein, human
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 10.10.2002

Date Revised 03.12.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM119028026