Sleep has traditionally been recognized as a precipitating factor for some forms of epilepsy, although differential diagnosis between some seizure types and parasomnias may be difficult. Autosomal dominant frontal lobe epilepsy is characterized by nocturnal seizures with hyperkinetic automatisms and poorly organized stereotyped movements and has been associated with mutations of the alpha 4 and beta 2 subunits of the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.

Increased sensitivity of the neuronal nicotinic receptor alpha 2 subunit causes familial epilepsy with nocturnal wandering and ictal fear / Aridon P; Marini C; Di Resta C; Brilli E; De Fusco M; Politi F; Parrini E; Manfredi I; Pisano T; Pruna D; Curia G; Cianchetti C; Pasqualetti M; Becchetti A; Guerrini R; Casari G.. - In: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. - ISSN 0002-9297. - STAMPA. - 79 (2):(2006), pp. 342-350. [10.1086/506459]

Increased sensitivity of the neuronal nicotinic receptor alpha 2 subunit causes familial epilepsy with nocturnal wandering and ictal fear.

Marini C;GUERRINI, RENZO;
2006

Abstract

Sleep has traditionally been recognized as a precipitating factor for some forms of epilepsy, although differential diagnosis between some seizure types and parasomnias may be difficult. Autosomal dominant frontal lobe epilepsy is characterized by nocturnal seizures with hyperkinetic automatisms and poorly organized stereotyped movements and has been associated with mutations of the alpha 4 and beta 2 subunits of the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.
2006
79 (2)
342
350
Aridon P; Marini C; Di Resta C; Brilli E; De Fusco M; Politi F; Parrini E; Manfredi I; Pisano T; Pruna D; Curia G; Cianchetti C; Pasqualetti M; Becche...espandi
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