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A 'going ape' model for SUDEP?

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Despite growing interest in both the clinical and scientific aspects of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), knowledge about the disease mechanisms remains limited. The epileptic baboon—the first natural nonhuman primate model of SUDEP—offers a potential model to evaluate the genetic factors and pathophysiology underlying this mysterious condition.

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  1. Muscular and Neurodegenerative Diseases Unit, Giannina Gaslini Institute, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

    Pasquale Striano & Federico Zara

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Striano, P., Zara, F. A 'going ape' model for SUDEP?. Nat Rev Neurol 5, 639–640 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2009.190

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