Diagnosis and treatment of Status Epilepticus in Down Syndrome (DS): a case report and systematic literature review

Down Syndrome (DS) is the most frequent genetic-based cause of intellectual disability all over the world. DS can be caused by trisomy of chromosome 21 as well as balanced or non-balanced translocation involving the same chromosome [1]. Neurological comorbidities are frequently reported in individuals with DS, among which epilepsy is one of the most reported, accounting for about 26% of all affected individuals [2].

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