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Ohtahara syndrome and IVF: A case report
| Content Provider | Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) |
|---|---|
| Author | \n Ashrafi NR |
| Abstract | Ohtahara syndrome or ealy infantile epileptic encephalopathy is a rare cause of epileptic seizures during infancy and represents the earliest type of age related symptomatic generalized epilepsies. The main etiologic factor associated with ohtahara syndrome is cerebran dysgenesis. This case was the product of in vitro fertilization (IVF) after 18 years of infertility . Neuroimaging findings consisted of diffuse white matter abnormalities, cortical atrophy and hemimegalencephaly. There is a previous report of this syndrome from Canada that was conceived throught IVF. A relation between IVF and the occurrence of Ohtahara synforme needs further observations. |
| Related Links | https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/2156 |
| ISSN | 00446025 |
| e-ISSN | 17359694 |
| Journal | Acta Medica Iranica |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 38 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
| Publisher Date | 2000-01-01 |
| Publisher Place | Iran |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Medicine (general) Ohtahara Syndrome Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy In Vitro Fertilization Suppression Burst Cerebral Dysgenesis Hemimegalencephaly |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Medicine |
