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Congenital Epilepsy

MedGen UID:
208890
•Concept ID:
C0854109
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

A seizure disorder that is present at the time of birth. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCongenital Epilepsy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Seizure classification, etiology, and management.
Shellhaas RA
Handb Clin Neurol 2019;162:347-361. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64029-1.00017-5. PMID: 31324320
Management of epilepsy in women.
Stephen LJ, Harden C, Tomson T, Brodie MJ
Lancet Neurol 2019 May;18(5):481-491. Epub 2019 Mar 8 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30495-2. PMID: 30857949
2018 ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline on the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Bradycardia and Cardiac Conduction Delay: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society.
Kusumoto FM, Schoenfeld MH, Barrett C, Edgerton JR, Ellenbogen KA, Gold MR, Goldschlager NF, Hamilton RM, Joglar JA, Kim RJ, Lee R, Marine JE, McLeod CJ, Oken KR, Patton KK, Pellegrini CN, Selzman KA, Thompson A, Varosy PD
Circulation 2019 Aug 20;140(8):e382-e482. Epub 2018 Nov 6 doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000628. PMID: 30586772

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A common SCN5A polymorphism modulates the biophysical effects of an SCN5A mutation.
Viswanathan PC, Benson DW, Balser JR
J Clin Invest 2003 Feb;111(3):341-6. doi: 10.1172/JCI16879. PMID: 12569159Free PMC Article
A toxicological and epidemiological study on reproductive functions of male workers exposed to lead.
Hu WY, Wu SH, Wang LL, Wang GI, Fan H, Liu ZM
J Hyg Epidemiol Microbiol Immunol 1992;36(1):25-30. PMID: 1619290

Therapy

A toxicological and epidemiological study on reproductive functions of male workers exposed to lead.
Hu WY, Wu SH, Wang LL, Wang GI, Fan H, Liu ZM
J Hyg Epidemiol Microbiol Immunol 1992;36(1):25-30. PMID: 1619290

Clinical prediction guides

A toxicological and epidemiological study on reproductive functions of male workers exposed to lead.
Hu WY, Wu SH, Wang LL, Wang GI, Fan H, Liu ZM
J Hyg Epidemiol Microbiol Immunol 1992;36(1):25-30. PMID: 1619290

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