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A Rare Cause of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy and Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus: Ring Chromosome 20 [Zeynep Kamil Med J]
Zeynep Kamil Med J. 2016; 47(2): 63-65 | DOI: 10.16948/zktb.42866

A Rare Cause of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy and Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus: Ring Chromosome 20

Olcay Ünver, Serap Uysal
Division of Pediatric Neurology, Dept. of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

Ring chromosome 20 presents as a drug-resistant epilepsy syndrome with complex partial seizures and nonconvulsive status epilepticus. Other characteristics are mild to moderate learning disability, and various dysmorphic features. Its diagnosis necessitates a high index of suspicion since the incidence is rare and there is no a specific phenotypic expression.

Keywords: ring chromosome 20, drug-resistant epilepsy

Olcay Ünver, Serap Uysal. A Rare Cause of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy and Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus: Ring Chromosome 20. Zeynep Kamil Med J. 2016; 47(2): 63-65

Corresponding Author: Olcay Ünver, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English
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