Sentences with phrase «infantile epileptic encephalopathy»
Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy (EIEE) is a catastrophic disorder that includes seizures, developmental delay, intellectual disability and susceptibility to sudden death (SUDEP).
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«Taken together, our results suggest that SCN8A mutations in people with early - infantile epileptic encephalopathy may increase the risk of SUDEP by creating an environment in which the heart has a higher susceptibility to arrhythmias,» explains author Chad Frasier, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan.