Discovery of a new neurodevelopmental seizure disorder and its genetic cause

Discovery of a new neurodevelopmental seizure disorder and its genetic cause

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) encompass such widespread conditions as autism and epilepsy, with cognitive disorders alone affecting 1-3% of the world’s population. Developmental epileptic encephalopathies (DEE) are DNDs characterized by epilepsy and developmental delay or loss of developmental abilities. Although the prevalence of EEDs remains to be determined, studies estimate that monogenic …

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