Disease gene discovered for frequent epilepsy in childhood
Monday, August 12, 2013 - 11:31
in Health & Medicine
More than 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, with a third of these being children. The most common forms of epilepsy in children occur without any apparent trigger and only affect certain regions of the brain. This condition is known as idiopathic focal epilepsy (IFE). Researchers have successfully identified the first disease gene for IFE.