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. 2009 Feb 13;5(2):e1000381. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000381

Table 1. Clinical characteristics of patients with PCDH19 mutations.

Family number 1 2 2* 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Patient N 07 0168 N 06 1257 N 06 1258 N 06 1358 N 07 0627 N 07 0971 18050_31839 N 06 0730 N 07 0661 N 07 1000 N 06 1016 N 06 0991 N 05 1157
Sex M F F F F F F F F F F F F
Present age (years) 7 6 3 7 3 13 10 12 2,5 18 3,5 6 8
PMD previous to seizures onset Nl Nl Nl Nl ? Nl Nl Nl ? Nl Nl Nl Nl
Age at seizures onset (months) 12 9 11 11 10 7.5 11 9 9 ? 9 8 8
Type of seizures at onset F, GTC, prolonged, repetitive Focal Unilat F, GTC, prolonged, repetitive GTC F, unilat F, unilat GTC Unilat F,unilat F, GTC Partial F,unilat
Presence of febrile seizures (FS) +(>50%) + + +(>50%) +(>50%) +(>50%) +(50%) +(>50%) +(>50%) +(>50%) +(>50%) +(>50%) +(>50%)
Unilateral (or hemiclonic) seizures + + + + + + + + + + +
Other seizure types
- Partial + + + + + + + + + + + +
- GTC + + + + + + + + + + + + +
- Myoclonic jerks + +
- Absences ? + + ? +
Repetitive seizures (in clusters) + + + + + + + + + + + +
Status epilepticus + + + + + +
Photosensitivity +
Persistance of seizures in spite of treatment +(F) + + + + + + + + +
Mental retardation moderate/severe mild mild moderate moderate/severe severe mild moderate mild moderate mild mild moderate
Language delay +(W-S) +(W-S) +(W-S) +(abs) +(W-S) +(W-S) +(W-S) +(W) +(W-S) +(W-S) +(W-S) +(W-S)
Behavioral disturbances + + + + + + ? ? + +
Autistic features + +
Motor delay + +(mild) +(mild) + +(Hypotonia) + +(mild) + + +
Ataxia + + +(mild) + + + ? + +
Other clinical features Tall stature Hyperlaxity
Treatment (AED)
- Sodium Valproate + + + + + + + + + + + +
- Clobazam + + + + + + + + +
- Clonazepam + + + + + +
- Topiramate + + + + + + +
- Stiripentol + + + +
- Lamotrigine + + +

2*: patient N 06 1258 is the sister of patient N 06 1257 (index case); PMD = psychomotor development, Nl = normal, F = febrile, unit = unilateral, GTC = generalized tonic-clonic, W-S = words-sentences, abs = absent, AED = anti epileptic drugs.