Benign familial neonatal epilepsy

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Material
Material:
EDTA blood
(1 ml)
Untersuchungsdauer
TAT:
3-6 weeks
Contact
Methode
Method:
NGS, CNV
Overview

Self-limited familial neonatal epilepsy, formerly known as benign familial neonatal epilepsy, is an inherited disorder characterised by focal seizures that typically begin between the second and eighth day of life in otherwise healthy term neonates with a family history of neonatal seizures. Episodes involve sudden tonic or convulsive motor activity, often accompanied by apnoea and cyanosis, while physical examination, laboratory findings, brain imaging and interictal EEG background are generally normal. Seizures usually resolve spontaneously within the first year of life, and neuropsychological development is typically normal, although approximately 30% of affected children experience seizures later in life.

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Benign familial neonatal epilepsy
6 Gene(s)*
CHRNA2
KCNQ2
KCNQ3
PRRT2
SCN2A
SCN8A


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