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Dravet syndrome
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English
Etymology
First described in 1978 by Charlotte Dravet.
Noun
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en medical genetics An autosomal-dominant genetic disorder that causes a catastrophic form of epilepsy, usually beginning in infancy, with prolonged seizures that are often triggered by high temperatures or fever.
en SMEI severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy
Translations
Finnish: fi Dravet'n oireyhtymä
German: de Dravet-Syndrom n, de schwere frühkindliche myoklonische Epilepsie f
Polish: pl zespół Dravet m
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