Purpose: To clarify the role of epilepsy and genetic background in determining the cognitive
outcome of patients with Dravet syndrome. Methods: In this retrospective study, we reviewed�…

Purpose The aim of the study was to perform a detailed assessment of cognitive abilities and
behaviour in a series of epileptic patients with Dravet syndrome (DS) in order to establish a�…

Slowing of cognitive skills represents one of the diagnostic criteria of Dravet syndrome. This
Italian multicentric study aims at clarifying the roles of epilepsy and/or underlying genetic�…

Some studies have demonstrated that cognitive decline occurs in Dravet syndrome, starting
shortly after the onset of seizures, rapidly progressing and then plateauing within a few�…

To describe the outcome of Dravet syndrome (DS) in adolescents and adults we conducted
a longitudinal retrospective study of two independent cohorts of 34 adolescents (group 1)�…

Dravet syndrome, often caused by mutations of SCN1A‐gene, presents with prolonged
clonic, generalized or unilateral seizures often occurring with fever during the first year of�…

PURPOSE: Aim of this study is to report a detailed profile of neuropsychological
development in children with Dravet syndrome. METHODS: Twelve children with Dravet�…

Dravet syndrome is an epilepsy syndrome of infantile onset, frequently caused by SCN1A
mutations or deletions. Its prevalence, long-term evolution in adults and neuropathology are�…

Background Dravet syndrome (DS) is currently considered as an epileptic encephalopathy,
a condition in which epilepsy causes deterioration or developmental delay but preliminary�…

Dravet syndrome was described in 1978 by Dravet (1978) under the name of severe
myoclonic epilepsy in infancy (SMEI). The characteristics of the syndrome were confirmed�…