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Giuseppe D'orsi

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Efficacy of levetiracetam in the treatment of drug-resistant Rett Syndrome.

2010

Rett syndrome (RTT) is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by a wide spectrum of phenotypes. Epilepsy is reported to occur in 50–90% of patients with RTT; some develop medically refractory epilepsy. The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of levetiracetam (LEV) in drug-resistant patients with RTT. This prospective, pragmatic, open-label study consisted of an 8-week baseline period and a 6-month evaluation period. Efficacy variable was the mean frequency of monthly seizures before, and after 3 and 6 months of treatment with LEV. Eight female patients, aged 7.5–19 years (M12.8 ± 5) entered the study. Mean age at epilepsy onset was 25.8 ± 14.1 months. All patients sh…

Pediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyLevetiracetamAdolescentMethyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2medicine.medical_treatmentRett syndromeNeurological disorderDrug Administration ScheduleCentral nervous system diseasedrug therapy/geneticsYoung AdultEpilepsyanalogs /&/ derivatives/therapeutic useSeizuresConvulsionmedicineRett SyndromeHumansgeneticsEEGProspective StudiesMyoclonic seizuresChildProspective cohort studyPsychiatryDrug-resistanceAnalysis of Variancebusiness.industryPatient SelectionFocal seizureElectroencephalographymedicine.diseaseAdolescent Analysis of Variance Anticonvulsants; therapeutic use Child Drug Administration Schedule Electroencephalography Female Humans Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2; genetics Patient Selection Piracetam; analogs /&/ derivatives/therapeutic use Prospective Studies Quality of Life Rett Syndrome; drug therapy/genetics Seizures; drug therapy/genetics Treatment Outcome Young AdultPiracetamSettore MED/39 - Neuropsichiatria InfantileTreatment OutcomeAnticonvulsantNeurologytherapeutic useQuality of LifeAnticonvulsantsFemaleNeurology (clinical)Levetiracetammedicine.symptombusinessmedicine.drug
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Correction: The landscape of epilepsy-related GATOR1 variants

2019

International audience; The original version of this article contained an error in the spelling of the author Erik H. Niks, which was incorrectly given as Erik Niks. This has now been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the article.

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The landscape of epilepsy-related GATOR1 variants

2019

Purpose:\ud \ud To define the phenotypic and mutational spectrum of epilepsies related to DEPDC5, NPRL2 and NPRL3 genes encoding the GATOR1 complex, a negative regulator of the mTORC1 pathway.\ud \ud Methods:\ud \ud We analyzed clinical and genetic data of 73 novel probands (familial and sporadic) with epilepsy-related variants in GATOR1-encoding genes and proposed new guidelines for clinical interpretation of GATOR1 variants.\ud \ud Results:\ud \ud The GATOR1 seizure phenotype consisted mostly in focal seizures (e.g., hypermotor or frontal lobe seizures in 50%), with a mean age at onset of 4.4 years, often sleep-related and drug-resistant (54%), and associated with focal cortical dysplasia…

Male0301 basic medicineProbandDEPDC5SUDEP030105 genetics & heredityBioinformaticsLoss of Function Mutation/geneticsEpilepsyINDEL MutationLoss of Function MutationmTORC1 pathwayGenetics(clinical)ChildGenetics (clinical)Multiprotein Complexes/geneticsBrugada SyndromeDNA Copy Number VariationBrugada syndromeINDEL Mutation/geneticsGTPase-Activating ProteinsNPRL3SeizureDEPDC5PhenotypePedigree3. Good healthBrugada Syndrome/geneticsChild PreschoolFemaleHumanSignal TransductionDNA Copy Number VariationsAdolescentSeizures/complicationsMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1/geneticsDNA Copy Number Variations/geneticsMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Tumor Suppressor Proteins/geneticsArticleFocal cortical dysplasia03 medical and health sciencesSeizuresGTPase-Activating Proteins/geneticsmedicineHumansGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseDEPDC5; Focal cortical dysplasia; Genetic focal epilepsy; mTORC1 pathway; SUDEPGenetic focal epilepsyEpilepsy/complicationsRepressor Proteins/geneticsEpilepsybusiness.industryGTPase-Activating ProteinTumor Suppressor ProteinsInfant NewbornCorrectionInfantRepressor ProteinCortical dysplasiamedicine.diseaseddc:616.8Repressor Proteins030104 developmental biologyFrontal lobe seizures[SDV.GEN.GH]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics/Human geneticsMultiprotein ComplexesMultiprotein ComplexeSignal Transduction/geneticsHuman medicinebusiness
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