Evolución electroclínica rápida en la encefalopatía epiléptica y relacionada con el HECW2: informe de una variante de

Sergio Melgarejo1, Gabriela Reyes Valenzuela1, Matías Juanes2

  • 1Department of Neurology, Hospital de Pediatría Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Resumen

Este estudio detalla una nueva variante del gen HECW2 en un bebé con un trastorno neurológico progresivo y raro. Los hallazgos amplían el espectro conocido del gen HECW2 y destacan el tratamiento personalizado de la epilepsia.

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