Synonyms: ADNFLE | Autosomal dominant sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy
A rare seizure disorder characterized by intermittent dystonia and/or choreoathetoid movements that occur during sleep. The clusters of nocturnal motor seizures are often stereotyped and brief.
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Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy?
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Advocacy Organizations
Genetic Epilepsy Team Australia
Collaboration of research and care
Mickie?s Miracles
To help families get into Level IV Pediatric Epilepsy Centers for diagnosis and treatment urgently -- and provide support to families for every season of the pediatric epilepsy journey.
Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium
The Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium (PERC) is a group of US pediatric epilepsy centers, researchers and professionals in field of epilepsy whose goal is to provide a network and infrastructure to facilitate collegial, collaborative practice-changing research that will provide answers needed to improve the care of children with epilepsy.
Rare Epilepsy Network (REN)
Improving outcomes of people with rare epilepsies through an innovative collaborative infrastructure that drives urgent, patient-centered research, educaiton and advocacy.
SCN2A Foundation
The SCN2A Foundation is a global initiative dedicated towards accelerating research and treatment for SCN2A. We plan to achieve this by building collaborative networks among the global research community, organizing resources, and strategically investing in highly focused research directed towards therapeutic development.
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Clinical Trials
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