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. 2014 Apr 10;15:13–27. doi: 10.1007/8904_2014_293

Table 2.

Follow-up: neurological and non-neurological manifestations

Patient/sex Seizures (age) Ataxia (age) Movement disorder (age) Tone/tendon reflexes Other neurological symptoms and signs Ophthalmological findings Other
1/male M1 Axial hypotonia, distal hypertonia/hyperreflexia Aspiration
2/female Axial hypertonia, distal hypertonia Episodes of cyanosis
3/female D6 Axial hypotonia, fluctuating distal tone
4/male D1 Dystonia (D13) Axial hypotonia, distal hypertonia Autonomic dysfunction
5/male M19 Generalised hypotonia/hyperreflexia Bulbar dysfunction Fluctuating ptosis
6/female M4 M14 Chorea/dystonia (Y9M10) Axial hypotonia, distal hypertonia Microcephaly Alternating exotropia (Lt) Skeletal deformities
Dysphagia Pale optic disks Fatigue
Peripheral oedema
7/female Spastic tetraparesis/hyperreflexia Microcephaly Skeletal deformities
Cortical blindness Irritability hepatomegaly
8/female Y5M2 Axial hypotonia, distal hypertonia/hyperreflexia Microcephaly
Mild pseudobulbar dysfunction
Sensorineural hearing loss
Ptosis (Lt)
Retinal changes
Skeletal deformities
9/female Y3 Axial hypotonia, distal hypertonia/hyperreflexia Microcephaly Divergent squint Hyperlaxity of small joints
Dysphagia Sleep disturbance
Lethargy
Contractures
10/male M2 Intermittent dystonia (Y10) Axial hypotonia Lethargy Episode of unequal pupils Feeding difficulties
Developed spastic tetraparesis/hyperreflexia Axonal neuropathy
Aspiration
Episodes of respiratory distress
Skeletal deformities
Growth retardation
Anxiety/panic attacks
Easy bruising
11/male M2 Chorea (M6) Axial hypotonia, distal hypertonia Lethargy Pale optic disks; nystagmus Feeding difficulties
Distal weakness Skeletal deformities
Bulbar dysfunction
Episodes of irregular breathing
Fluctuating consciousness
12/male Generalised hypotonia Episodes lethargy and sweating
Quadriplegia
Bulbar dysfunction
Respiratory decompensation
13/female M22 Y3M9 Tremor (Y2M1) Axial hypotonia, distal hypertonia Episodes of irregular breathing Alternating divergent squint Skeletal deformities
Contractures Pale optic disks Osteopenia
Patella alta
Premature pubarche
Prolonged QT interval
Fatigue
Headaches
Mild memory loss
Episodic chest pain
Sleep disturbance
14/female Y4M11 Spastic tetraparesis Growth retardation
Autistic features
15/male M12 Tremor (M12) Generalised hypotonia/areflexia Lethargy
Episodic respiratory decompensation
Bulbar dysfunction
Fasciculations
16/male M20 M14 Tremor (M20) Generalised hypotonia/areflexia Dysphagia Intermittent ophthalmoplegia Feeding difficulties
Respiratory decompensation Convergent strabismus Fatigue
Dysarthria Hypertension
Sixth nerve palsy Tachycardia
Prolonged QT interval orthopnoea
Thumb hypermobility
Episodes of hyperacusis
17/female Y8M0 Distal hypertonia Intermittent hemiplegia Skeletal deformities
Dysdiadochokinesia later persistent hemiplegia Osteopenia
Sensorineural hearing loss Fatigue
Headaches
Short concentration span
18/male Y2M3 Tics/grunts/chorea Episodic axial hypotonia Hyperreflexia Episodic lethargy/weakness Astigmatism Skeletal deformities
(Y3M1) Distal hypertonia Peripheral neuropathy Growth retardation
Dystonia Acute hemiparesis Headaches
(Y5M0) Dysarthria Daytime urine incontinence
19a/female Normal
20b/female M3 Distal hypotonia Episodic respiratory distress Optic atrophy
Fluctuating distal tone Aspiration

Y years, M months, D days, Sz seizures

aAsymptomatic female patient diagnosed through cascade testing

bPDHC deficiency secondary to HIBCH deficiency