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. 2024 Aug 12;10(5):e200183. doi: 10.1212/NXG.0000000000200183

Table.

Clinical Features and Ictal Central Apnea of DEPDC5 Patients

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.