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Pierre Genton
Researcher at French Institute of Health and Medical Research
Publications - 168
Citations - 8376
Pierre Genton is an academic researcher from French Institute of Health and Medical Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Epilepsy & Myoclonus. The author has an hindex of 47, co-authored 168 publications receiving 7857 citations. Previous affiliations of Pierre Genton include University of California, Los Angeles & INMED.
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15q13.3 microdeletions increase risk of idiopathic generalized epilepsy
Ingo Helbig,Heather C Mefford,Andrew J. Sharp,Michel Guipponi,Marco Fichera,Andre Franke,Hiltrud Muhle,Carolien G.F. de Kovel,Carl Baker,Sarah von Spiczak,Katherine L. Kron,Ines Steinich,Ailing A. Kleefuß-Lie,Costin Leu,Verena Gaus,Bettina Schmitz,Karl Martin Klein,Philipp S. Reif,Felix Rosenow,Yvonne G. Weber,Holger Lerche,Fritz Zimprich,Lydia Urak,Karoline Fuchs,Martha Feucht,Pierre Genton,Pierre Thomas,Frank Visscher,Gerrit-Jan de Haan,Rikke S. Møller,Helle Hjalgrim,Daniela Luciano,Michael Wittig,Michael Nothnagel,Christian E. Elger,Peter Nürnberg,Corrado Romano,Alain Malafosse,Bobby P. C. Koeleman,Dick Lindhout,Ulrich Stephani,Stefan Schreiber,Evan E. Eichler,Thomas Sander +43 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that 15q13.3 microdeletions constitute the most prevalent risk factor for common epilepsies identified to date.
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Genome-Wide Copy Number Variation in Epilepsy: Novel Susceptibility Loci in Idiopathic Generalized and Focal Epilepsies
Heather C Mefford,Hiltrud Muhle,Philipp Ostertag,Sarah von Spiczak,Karen Buysse,Carl Baker,Andre Franke,Alain Malafosse,Pierre Genton,Pierre Thomas,Christina A. Gurnett,Stefan Schreiber,Alexander G. Bassuk,Michel Guipponi,Ulrich Stephani,Ingo Helbig,Evan E. Eichler +16 more
TL;DR: Common etiological factors for seemingly diverse diseases such as ID, autism, schizophrenia, and epilepsy are suggested, including copy number variants in genes previously implicated in other neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Lamotrigine and Seizure Aggravation in Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy
TL;DR: Lamotrigine (LTG), found effective in many generalized and partial seizures, has been little used in severe childhood epilepsy syndromes with multiple seizure types and the effects of LTG in SME are studied.
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Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: a consensus approach on diagnosis, assessment, management, and trial methodology
Alexis Arzimanoglou,Jacqueline A. French,Warren T. Blume,J. Helen Cross,Jan Peter Ernst,Martha Feucht,Pierre Genton,Renzo Guerrini,Gerhard Kluger,John M. Pellock,Emilio Perucca,James W. Wheless +11 more
TL;DR: The main issues with regard to the diagnosis and treatment options available are discussed and the importance of a comprehensive approach to the assessment and management of this syndrome is highlighted.