Table.
Patient # 1 | Patient # 2 | Patient # 3 | Patient # 4 | Patient # 5 | |
Age, y/sex | 24/f | 21/f | 24/m | 58/m | 55/f |
Epilepsy onset, yrs | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 10 |
Prevalent seizure type | FIAS | FIAS | FIAS | FIAS | FIAS |
ASMs at last follow-up | BRV, VPA | CBZ, LEV | CBZ | VPA, LTG, CNB | LCM |
Drug resistance | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Interictal EEG | Left temporal slow waves and spikes | Bilateral frontotemporal slow spike and waves | Bilateral frontocentral slow spike and waves | Right temporal slow waves and spikes | Left temporal slow waves and spikes |
Epilepsy family history | No | Yes, proband mother | Yes, proband paternal grandfather | Yes, proband paternal uncle | No |
SUDEP family history | No | No | No | No | No |
Brain MRI | Suspected left insular/mesial temporal FCD | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
FDG-PET | n.a. | Left fronto-opercular hypometabolism | n.a. | n.a. | Left temporal hypometabolism |
DEPDC5 pathogenic variant | c.2856T>A, p.Cys952Ter | c.3244G>A, p.Thr1248 | c.947-1G>A, | c.1759C>T, p.Arg587Ter | c.1383del, p.Tyr462Metfs*55 |
Ictal central apnea | |||||
No. of seizures with apnea/total recorded seizures | 4/4 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6/6 | 1/1 |
Scalp EEG ictal onset (lobe/side) | T/left | FT/bilateral | F/left | T/right | T/left |
Seizure duration (mean, sec.) | 89 | 70 | 43 | 34.5 | 30 |
Apnea duration (mean, sec.) | 77 | 60 | 35 | 26 | 25 |
Latency of ICA from ictal onset (mean, s) | 4 s | 2 s | 0 s | 3 s | 4 s |
Oxygen desaturation nadir | 71% | 75% | n.a. | n.a. | 92% |
Heart rate changes | Tachycardia | — | — | Tachycardia | Tachycardia |
Vigilance at seizure onset | Sleep | Awake | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep |
Awareness of respiratory distress | No | No | No | No | No |
Abbreviations: BRV = brivaracetam; CBZ = carbamazepine; CNB = cenobamate; F = frontal; FIAS = focal impaired awareness seizures; FT = frontotemporal; LCM = lacosamide; LEV = levetiracetam; LTG = lamotrigine; SUDEP = sudden unexplained death in epilepsy; T = temporal; VPA = valproate.