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Review
. 2012 May;55(5):307-12.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2012.01.017. Epub 2012 Feb 8.

Seizures and X-linked intellectual disability

Roger E Stevenson  1 , Kenton R Holden, R Curtis Rogers, Charles E Schwartz
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Review

Seizures and X-linked intellectual disability

Roger E Stevenson et al. Eur J Med Genet. 2012 May.

Abstract

Intellectual disability occurs as an isolated X-linked trait and as a component of recognizable X-linked syndromes in the company of somatic, metabolic, neuromuscular, or behavioral abnormalities. Seizures accompany intellectual disability in almost half of these X-linked disorders. The spectrum of seizures found in the X-linked intellectual disability syndromes is broad, varying in time of onset, type of seizure, and response to anticonvulsant therapy. The majority of the genes associated with XLID and seizures have now been identified.

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