Importance of genetic diagnosis in the management of early-onset epilepsies

S Afr Med J. 2020 Dec 14;111(1):8-9. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v111i1.15365.

Authors

A I Esterhuizen¹, G L Carvill, K Fieggen, C McIntosh, R S Ramesar, J M Wilmshurst

Affiliation

¹ South African Medical Research Council/University of Cape Town Genomic and Precision Medicine Research Unit, Division of Human Genetics, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa; National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. alina.esterhuizen@uct.ac.za.

PMID: 33403996
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v111i1.15365

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara / epidemiology
Epilepsy / diagnosis*
Epilepsy / epidemiology
Epilepsy / genetics
Genetic Testing / methods*
Humans
Translational Research, Biomedical