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The International Child Neurology Association extends its deepest sympathies to the friends and family of former president Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the father of the South African Nation and an international icon, who passed away on Thursday, 5 December 2013 at the age of 95. May his soul rest in peace.
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The 2nd African Epilepsy Congress (AEC) will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, on 22nd - 24th May 2014.
This congress is built on the scientific foundations established through the 1st African Epilepsy Congress, held in Nairobi, June 21st - 23rd, 2012.
The 2nd AEC is a significant scientific event for the epilepsy community in Africa and farther afield. The programme comprises plenary sessions, topical lectures, interactive sessions, as well as sessions of particular interest to people with epilepsy, their families and carers.
We very much look forward to welcoming you to Cape Town next May.
http://www.epilepsycapetown2014.org/
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The 2nd African Epilepsy Congress (AEC) will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, on 22nd - 24th May 2014.
This congress is built on the scientific foundations established through the 1st African Epilepsy Congress, held in Nairobi, June 21st - 23rd, 2012.
The 2nd AEC is a significant scientific event for the epilepsy community in Africa and farther afield. The programme comprises plenary sessions, topical lectures, interactive sessions, as well as sessions of particular interest to people with epilepsy, their families and carers.
We very much look forward to welcoming you to Cape Town next May.
http://www.epilepsycapetown2014.org/
Congress Announcement [PDF]
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The Spring-Summer 2013 issue of the ICNA Newsletter is now available for download/read online. Over the last few years it has been such a pleasure to watch how the ICNA newsletter has blossomed into a vibrant and visual display of ICNA activities.This issue is packed with updates on the numerous educational meetings, the latest on the forthcoming ICNCs (2014 and 2016), early warning of a forthcoming call for nominations to the become part of the ICNA board, and for bids for the 2018 ICNC. On a sad note we have included obituaries for Prof Roger Brumback and Prof Otahara. Both are great losses to the world of child neurology. click here to download this issue or read it online. The newsletter archives are available here
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Idiopathic focal epilepsy (IFE) with rolandic spikes is the most common childhood epilepsy, comprising a phenotypic spectrum from rolandic epilepsy (also benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes, BECTS) to atypical benign partial epilepsy (ABPE), Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) and epileptic encephalopathy with continuous spike and waves during slow-wave sleep (CSWS)
A recent study published in Nature Genetics analysed genetic material from 400 patients with IFE found heterozygous mutations in GRIN2A gene,the gene encoding the NMDA receptor NR2A subunit in 7.5 per cent of them,. In "rolandic epilepsy," which accounts for 15 per cent of cases of childhood epilepsy and therefore makes it the most common form of the condition, these mutations disrupt the function of the NMDA receptor, one of the brain's key ion channels.Further research will focus on the mechanisms behind how the mutation leads to epilepsy.
The study involved collaboration between two research networks EuroEPINOMICS and IonNeurOnet.
Reference
Johannes R Lemke et al. Mutations in GRIN2A cause idiopathic focal epilepsy with rolandic spikes. Nature Genetics, 2013; DOI: 10.1038/ng.2728
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