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In the news: Rethinking seizures associated with cardiac disease

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The sei channel is broadly expressed in the fruit fly nervous system. Shown are the neurons in the brain (top) and the ventral ganglion (bottom), a structure homologous to the spinal cord, which express the sei protein (green). All other neurons are shown in magenta.

Fly study suggests neuronal gene malfunction, not oxygen deprivation, is behind long QT seizures.

-by Talia Ogliore, full story here