Description : Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy-5 is an autosomal dominant focal epilepsy syndrome
characterized by childhood onset of clusters of motor seizures during sleep. Some
patients may develop behavioral or psychiatric manifestations and/or intellectual
disability. The phenotype is more severe than observed in other genetic forms of ENFL
(summary by Heron et al., 2012). For a general description and a discussion of genetic
heterogeneity of;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the potassium channel, subfamily T, member 1 gene (KCNT1, 608167.0005);