Seizures and epilepsy: an overview for neuroscientists

CE Stafstrom, L Carmant - Cold Spring …, 2015 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Epilepsy is one of the most common and disabling neurologic conditions, yet we have an
incomplete understanding of the detailed pathophysiology and, thus, treatment rationale for …

Advancing epilepsy genetics in the genomic era

CT Myers, HC Mefford - Genome medicine, 2015 - Springer
Epilepsy is a group of disorders characterized by recurrent seizures, and is one of the most
common neurological conditions. The genetic basis of epilepsy is clear from epidemiological …

Genome-wide identification and phenotypic characterization of seizure-associated copy number variations in 741,075 individuals

L Montanucci, D Lewis-Smith, RL Collins… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Copy number variants (CNV) are established risk factors for neurodevelopmental disorders
with seizures or epilepsy. With the hypothesis that seizure disorders share genetic risk …

Current practice in diagnostic genetic testing of the epilepsies

I Krey, K Platzer, A Esterhuizen, SF Berkovic… - Epileptic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Epilepsy genetics is a rapidly developing field, in which novel disease‐associated genes,
novel mechanisms associated with epilepsy, and precision medicine approaches are …

Utility of exome sequencing for diagnosis in unexplained pediatric-onset epilepsy

HY Koh, L Smith, KN Wiltrout, A Podury… - JAMA network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Genomic advances inform our understanding of epilepsy and can be translated
to patients as precision diagnoses that influence clinical treatment, prognosis, and …

Diagnostic yield of genetic testing in epileptic encephalopathy in childhood

S Mercimek‐Mahmutoglu, J Patel, D Cordeiro… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Epilepsy is a common neurologic disorder of childhood. To determine the genetic
diagnostic yield in epileptic encephalopathy, we performed a retrospective cohort study in a …

Epilepsy and developmental disorders: Next generation sequencing in the clinic

JD Symonds, A McTague - European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The advent of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) has led to a
redefining of the genetic landscape of the epilepsies. Hundreds of single gene epilepsies …

16p11. 2 deletion and duplication: characterizing neurologic phenotypes in a large clinically ascertained cohort

KJ Steinman, SJ Spence, MB Ramocki… - American journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Chromosome 16p11. 2 deletions and duplications are among the most frequent genetic
etiologies of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders, but …

A roadmap for precision medicine in the epilepsies

EpiPM Consortium - The Lancet Neurology, 2015 - Elsevier
Technological advances have paved the way for accelerated genomic discovery and are
bringing precision medicine clearly into view. Epilepsy research in particular is well suited to …

Diagnostic yield of genetic tests in epilepsy: a meta-analysis and cost-effectiveness study

I Sanchez Fernandez, T Loddenkemper… - Neurology, 2019 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To compare the cost-effectiveness of genetic testing strategies in patients with
epilepsy of unknown etiology. Methods This meta-analysis and cost-effectiveness study …