The genetic research progress in benign childhood epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2015.01.023
- VernacularTitle:儿童良性癫(癎)伴中央颞区棘波的遗传学研究进展
- Author:
Mengnan XING
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Benign partial epilepsy of childhood with centro-temporal spikes;
Genetics;
Epilepsy
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2015;42(1):76-78
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Benign epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes (BECT)is the most common epilepsy syndrome in childhood.The seizures are manifested with facial jerking and twitching to guttural noises,salivating with inability to speak and twitched limbs.The episode is proved to be closely associated with sleep,especially the nonrapid eye movement period.Centrotemporal spikes are the hallmark of the syndrome of BECT.Although the pathogenesis of BECT is still unknown,it is generally acknowledged that hereditary features play a critical role in the occurrence of BECT.In this article we are going to summarize the progresses of BECT in the fields of clinical genetics,cytogenetics and molecular genetics.
