Childhood epilepsy with its myriad of problems undoubtedly is the most fre quent neurologic disorder that pediatri cians encounter. And in the course of examining and treating the epileptic child, every pediatrician is sooner or later asked questions regarding prog nosis in general, and regarding genetic prognosis in particular.
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