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. 2012 Apr 6;90(4):708–714. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.03.005

Table 1.

Clinical Characteristics of 14 Individuals Affected by KTS

Family 1
Family 2
Family 3
Family 4
Family 5
II-1 II-6 II-7 IV-1 IV-2 IV-4 V-1 V-3 V-4 V-5 V-6 V-7 V-8 V-12
Gender female female male female male male male female female male female female male male
Birth weight (grams) 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,250 3,250 3,500 2,500 2,400 2,300 3,140 2,800 3,500 3,800 3,500
Deliverya NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD CS CS NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD
Current age (years) 6 24 16 15.5 16.5 13.5 14.5 16.5 deceased at age 2 16.5 19.5 15 3.5 4.5

Clinical characteristics

Age of first convulsion (months) 13 12 9 12 6.5 42 9 9 birth 10 9 9 9 11
Seizure intensityb + +++ ++ + +++ + +++ + +++ ++ +++ + + +++
Resistance to therapyc + +++ ++ + +++ + +++ + +++ ++ +++ + + +++
Amelogenesis imperfecta yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes N/A yes yes yes yes yes
Intellectual impairmentd +++ ++++ +++ +++ +++ ++ +++ ++ N/A +++ ++++ ++ +++ +++
Speech no no no no no mumbling no mumbling N/A no no mumbling no no
Ambulant yes no yes yes yes yes no yes N/A yes no yes yes yes

Laboratory evaluation

EEGe N N/A N N/A abnormal abnormal N/A N/A N/A abnormal N/A N abnormal N
Brain MRIf abnormal abnormal abnormal N/A N N/A N/A N/A N/A abnormal N/A N/A N N

The following abbreviations were used: NVD, normal vaginal delivery; CS, cesarean section; N/A, not available; EEG, electroencephalogram; N, normal; and MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.

a

All individuals were born at term.

b

Seizure intensity: +, occasional; ++, frequent; and +++, severe.

c

Therapy resistance: +, good response to treatment; ++, control by treatment; and +++, refractory.

d

Intellectual impairment: +, mild; ++, moderate; +++, severe; and ++++, profound.

e

An abnormal EEG revealed a pattern of slow, short epileptiform spikes and waves during light sleep and was normal thereafter.

f

An abnormal MRI revealed dilation of cerebellar sulci and third and lateral ventricles.