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Comment
. 2018 Jan-Feb;18(1):24-26.
doi: 10.5698/1535-7597.18.1.24.

Two Studies, One Message: High Yield of Genetic Testing in Infants and Young Children With Severe Epilepsies

M Scott Perry, Annapurna Poduri
Comment

Two Studies, One Message: High Yield of Genetic Testing in Infants and Young Children With Severe Epilepsies

M Scott Perry et al. Epilepsy Curr. 2018 Jan-Feb.
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  • Profile of neonatal epilepsies: Characteristics of a prospective US cohort.
    Shellhaas RA, Wusthoff CJ, Tsuchida TN, Glass HC, Chu CJ, Massey SL, Soul JS, Wiwattanadittakun N, Abend NS, Cilio MR; Neonatal Seizure Registry. Shellhaas RA, et al. Neurology. 2017 Aug 29;89(9):893-899. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004284. Epub 2017 Jul 21. Neurology. 2017. PMID: 28733343 Free PMC article.
  • Early-Life Epilepsies and the Emerging Role of Genetic Testing.
    Berg AT, Coryell J, Saneto RP, Grinspan ZM, Alexander JJ, Kekis M, Sullivan JE, Wirrell EC, Shellhaas RA, Mytinger JR, Gaillard WD, Kossoff EH, Valencia I, Knupp KG, Wusthoff C, Keator C, Dobyns WB, Ryan N, Loddenkemper T, Chu CJ, Novotny EJ Jr, Koh S. Berg AT, et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2017 Sep 1;171(9):863-871. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.1743. JAMA Pediatr. 2017. PMID: 28759667 Free PMC article.

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