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Ohtahara syndrome

Inheritance patterns and prenatal diagnosis

Inheritance patterns
Research has shown that some children found to have Ohtahara syndrome have been diagnosed with a range of disorders including cerebral malformations and metabolic disorders which may be genetic and incur a risk of recurrence.

Prenatal diagnosis
None.

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Medical text written August 2004 by Contact a Family. Approved August 2004 by Professor B Neville. Last updated April 2006 by Professor B Neville, Professor of Childhood Epilepsy, Institute of Child Health, London, UK.

 

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