SCN2A p.Ala263Val Variant a Phenotype of Neonatal Seizures Followed by Paroxysmal Ataxia in Toddlers.

Pediatr Neurol

Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Temple Street Children's University Hospital, Dublin 1, Ireland; Academic Centre on Rare Diseases, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Published: February 2017

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