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Seizures and Age


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Does seizure activity increase when children with CdLS enter adulthood?

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No, seizures can occur at any time in CdLS and can occur for the first time in adolescence or even adulthood. They do not occur more frequently in the older age group. They occur more frequently in childhood age groups. Overall there is about a 15% incidence

TK 7-13-10

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המלצות

Autonomic nervous system

R47
Seizures in individuals with CdLS should be treated using the general management schemes.
R48
An MRI of the brain should be considered only if the individual with CdLS shows neurological signs other than microcephaly (smaller than normal head).

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