FOCAL CORTICAL DYSPLASIA AS A CAUSE OF EPILEPSY: THE CURRENT EVIDENCE OF ASSOCIATED GENES AND FUTURE THERAPEUTIC TREATMENTS

Focal cortical dysplasia as a cause of epilepsy: The current evidence of associated genes and future therapeutic treatments

Focal cortical dysplasias (FCDs) are the most common cause of treatment-resistant epilepsy affecting the pediatric population.Most individuals with FCD have seizure onset within the first five years of life and the majority will develop epilepsy by the age of sixteen.Many cases of FCD are postulated to be the result of abnormal brain development in

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Recent emergence and outbreak of rotavirus gastroenteritis in Samoa: A scoping review of risk factors, containment measures and public health preparedness

Diarrheal diseases have been known to cause death in many children below the age of five years, and rotavirus infection represents a major health problem in the world today, particularly in developing countries.The recent outbreak of slap dick cattle company rotavirus gastroenteritis in Samoa led to the introduction of her debut national immunizati

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