Skip to main content
. 2017 Jun 22;20(1):14–23. doi: 10.1038/gim.2017.68

Table 2. Summary of the clinical findings in 20 adolescents and adults with HPE.

# Sex/age Age at diagnosis Sz VP shunt G-tube feeding Scoliosis DI SNHL Eye exam Other Height (m)/BMI HC (cm)
1 M/17 6 m + Crowded discs and optic atrophy Congenital scoliosis, hemivertebrae, missing ribs, mood disorder 1.55/21 53
2 M/24 2 m + Cortical visual impairment   1.39/24 47.5
3 F/33 Birth + + Cortical visual impairment Parietal encephalocele, nephrolithiasis 1.27/16 47
4 F/15 Birth +a + + + + Hypoplastic optic nerves, dry eyes, ptosis Parietal encephalocele, scarring alopecia, precocious puberty, temp dysregulation 1.27/17 42
5 F/19 Birth + + + + Mild Dry eyes, ptosis Cholelithiasis, narcolepsy 1.46/22 50.5
6 F/33 Birth +a + + + + Cortical vision impairment, optic atrophy Parietal encephalocele 1.41/NA 49
7 F/20 1 y + Mild + Dry eyes, microcornea GH deficiency, hypothyroidism, OCD, ADD, leg length discrepancy 1.51b/28 55.5
8 M/19 1 m + + + + Cortical vision impairment, hypertelorism, bilateral retinal degeneration Ulcerative colitis, ectopic left kidney 1.65/12 55.5
9 F/19 Birth + + + Ptosis, strabismus Parietal encephalocele, hypotelorism, absent nasal bone 1.6/NA 54
10 F/17 3 y Mild Hyperintense foveal anomaly   1.55/20 51
11 F/27 17 y + Hypotelorism, strabismus, mild cataracts Cholelithiasis, anosmia, missing teeth, single central incisor, hypotelorism. 1.5/19 52
12 F/23 1 y + + Mild + Retinal coloboma, no vision on right side OCD, mood disorder, cyclic vomiting, insomnia 1.5/35 46
13 M/22 Birth + + Mild + +   Hypothyroidism NA/NA NA
14 F/18 Birth + + + Hypotelorism, small optic nerves Cholelithiasis, fatty liver per US, cleft lip and palate, absent nasal bone, hypothyroidism 1.45/28 51
15 F/27 1 y + + + +   Horseshoe kidney NA/NA NA
16 F/23 18 m +c + +   Dysplastic cortex with polymicrogyria 1.41/19 47.5
17 M/28 Birth + + +     1.42/23 52
18 F/20 Birth Mild Cleft lip and palate, absent nasal bone, hypotelorism, mood disorder, psychosis, ADD 1.62/13 49
19 F/32 3 m + + + Mild Recurrent pancreatitis, paralytic ileus, sinus tachycardia, tracheostomy, temperature dysregulation 1.54/23 51
20 M/27d Birth + + + + Strabismus Reactive airway disease and recurrent aspirations 1.52/24 NA

ADD, attention deficit disorder; DI, diabetes insipidus; GH, growth hormone; G-tube, gastrostomy tube; HC, head circumference; HPE, holoprosencephaly; NA, not available; OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder; Sz, seizures; SNHL, sensorineural hearing loss; US, ultrasound; VP, ventriculoperitoneal.

a

Refractory on multiple antiepileptic medications;

b

post-GH therapy;

c

resolved;

d

died at 27 years.