Age at epilepsy onset in patients with focal cortical dysplasias, gangliogliomas and dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumours

We postulate that the age difference at epilepsy onset between patients with FCDs and neuroglial tumours can be attributed - at least partially - to unidentified genetic factors underlying the epileptogenic potential of the brain tissue. Additionally, the large variance in the age at epilepsy onset is possibly also genetically determined.