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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for "Epilepsy," childhood "absence," susceptibility "to," 5
  1. ... childhood absence, susceptibility to, 1 Genetic Testing Registry: Epilepsy, childhood absence, susceptibility to, 5 Genetic Testing Registry: Epilepsy, childhood absence, susceptibility to, ...
  2. Epilepsy and Seizures From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Seizures/Start Here ... Seizures ... Epilepsy/Start Here ... Epilepsy ... Epilepsy is a chronic brain disorder in which groups of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain sometimes ...
  3. ... estimated 1 in 1,000 people worldwide. Approximately 5 percent of people with epilepsy have ... genes can cause or increase susceptibility to this condition. The most studied of these ...
  4. ... called Dravet syndrome (also known as severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy or ... or absence seizures. In Dravet syndrome, these seizures are difficult ...
  5. ... individuals develop life-threatening breathing problems and increased ... can also have absence seizures, which cause loss of consciousness for a ...
  6. Glossary of Vaccine Terms (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Glossary of terms used on Vaccines and Immunizations website ... glossary, glossary terms, nip glossary of terms, ncird glossary of terms, nip glossary, ncird ...