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Dravet syndrome

Noun

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Dravet syndrome (uncountable)

(medical genetics) An autosomal-dominant genetic disorder that causes a catastrophic form of epilepsy, usually beginning in infancy, with prolonged seizures that are often triggered by high temperatures or fever.
Synonyms: SMEI, severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy

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Kay and Andy Lyon started showing signs of the disease after their eight-year-old daughter Sienna, who was born with Dravet syndrome – 'a rare and catastrophic' form of epilepsy, was also diagnosed in March with symptoms typical to the virus. Source: Internet

The documentary started a little girl from Colorado that was suffering from a rare life-threatening type of epilepsy known as Dravet Syndrome. Source: Internet

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