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. 2016 May 26;22:310–321. doi: 10.2119/molmed.2016.00077

Table 3.

Information on seizures in children with SLC13A5 mutations in this study.

Subject Seizure onset Seizure types Current seizure frequency Most effective medications Ketogenic diet effects Seizures worse with fasting
1 First week of life Complex partial GTC Myoclonic >100/day Acetazolamide Carbamazepine Diazepam Felbamate Phenobarbital Phenytoin* Seizures worse Dystonia worse Y
2 First week of life Atonic hemiplegia 0–5/month Acetazolamide Phenobarbital NT N
3 First week of life Complex partial Focal motor Myoclonic 100 s/day with 3–5 wks seizure-free periods Diazepam Lamotrigine Phenobarbital Phenytoin NT Y
4 First week of life Complex partial Focal motor Myoclonic Tonic >50/day Clobazam Clonazepam Lorazepam Midazolam Seizures worse Y
5 First week of life Focal motor Myoclonic 1/month Clobazam Clonazepam Lamotrigine NT N
6 First week of life Complex partial GTC 1/month Acetazolamide Phenytoin NT N
7 <1 year old Absence Complex partial Focal motor GTC Myoclonic Rare (no specific frequency reported) Acetazolamide Clonazepam Lamotrigine Valproic acid No effect reported N
8 First week of life Focal motor GTC Myoclonic 1/month to 3/year Acetazolamide Clonazepam Lamotrigine Valproic acid NT N
9 First week of life Absence Atonic Complex partial Focal motor GTC Infantile spasms Myoclonic Tonic 1/wk Lamotrigine Oxcarbazepine Topiramate Seizures worse N

GTC, generalized tonic clonic; NT, has not been treated with ketogenic diet; Y, yes; N, no. *Phenytoin improved seizures, but caused myoclonus.