title: Prevalence of a novel epileptogenic EEG pattern in the Martin-Bell syndrome.
abstract: In this paper, we describe a study aiming at establishing the prevalence, specificity, and the sensitivity of a characteristic sleep EEG pattern in patients with Martin-Bell syndrome, in comparison with a sample of etiologically different mentally retarded patients. The estimation of the prevalence (11% among the total sample), the specificity, and the sensitivity, allows us to propose this pattern as an important "marker", useful in the diagnosis of the Martin-Bell syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Oasi Institute, Troina (EN), Italy.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Musumeci
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferri
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Colognola
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Neri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanfilippo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bergonzi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications*; D005600:Fragile X Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology