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Brain Cell Activity Imbalance May Account for Seizure Susceptibility in Angelman Syndrome

Brain Cell Activity Imbalance May Account for Seizure Susceptibility in Angelman Syndrome

New research by scientists at the University of University of North Carolina School of Medicine may have pinpointed an underlying cause of the seizures that affect 90 percent of people with Angelman syndrome (AS), a neurodevelopmental disorder. Published online June 7, 2012 in the journal Neuron, researchers led by Benjamin D. Philpot, PhD, professor of [...]

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