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Reversible MRI Changes in an Infant with Epileptic Spasms on Low Dose Vigabatrin

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PJ and RA provided the clinical care to the patient. VK provided the radiological inputs. PJ drafted the manuscript which was read and approved by all the authors, and will act as guarantor for the paper.

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  1. Department of Neonatal, Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Neurology, BL Kapur (BLK) Super Speciality Hospital, Pusa Road, New Delhi, 110005, India

    Puneet Jain

  2. Department of Neonatal, Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, BL Kapur (BLK) Super Speciality Hospital, Pusa Road, New Delhi, India

    Raman Alwadhi

  3. Department of Radiodiagnosis, BL Kapur (BLK) Super Speciality Hospital, Pusa Road, New Delhi, India

    Vikash Kumar

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The genes covered in the panel are ARX, SLC2A1, STXBP1, SPTAN1, SCN1A, KCNQ2, ARHGEF9, PNKP, SCN2A, SCN8A, PLCB1, ALDH7A1, MTHFR, PMM2 and ADSL.

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Jain, P., Alwadhi, R. & Kumar, V. Reversible MRI Changes in an Infant with Epileptic Spasms on Low Dose Vigabatrin. Indian J Pediatr 83, 1049–1050 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-015-2020-z

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