Chief Investigator:

Dr James Hughes

Funding Amount:

$75,000

Recipient:

The University of Adelaide

Overview:

Epilepsy and movement disorders are highly debilitating conditions that together affect approximately 3% of individuals at some stage during life. Although many forms are inherited, the disease-causing gene is usually not known. We have recently solved a long standing mystery in this field, identifying that changes in the PRRT2 gene cause childhood seizures, migraine and movement disorders. The aim of this project is to understand how genetic changes in PRRT2 affect brain activity using neuronal and behavioral analyses of a mouse model of PRRT2-disease.