Neurological Manifestations in Familial Mediterranean Fever: a Genotype-Phenotype Correlation Study.

Farhad SalehzadehAhad AzamiMaryam MotezarreRoghayeh Nematdoust HaghiFarzad Ahmadabadi

Published in: Open access rheumatology : research and reviews (2020)

The prevalence of epilepsy among FMF patients was significantly higher than the general population. FMF patients with negative results for MEFV gene mutations had significant frequency of headache, paresthesia, breath-holding, and ataxia.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
early onset
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
risk factors
patient reported outcomes
blood brain barrier
cerebral ischemia