Primary ciliary dyskinesia syndrome and primary generalised epilepsy.
A child with primary ciliary dyskinesia syndrome (PCDS) developed primary generalised epilepsy (PGE). The PGE had characteristics of both childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). The association of PCDS and PGE has not previously been recorded.
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Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, Scotland.
D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002925:Ciliary Motility Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004829:Epilepsy, Generalized / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020190:Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome; D013997:Time Factors; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D014635:Valproic Acid