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. 2020 Jan 30;11:595. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-14360-7

Table 1.

Simplified clinical findings and course of disease in patients with UGDH mutations from families F1 to F10.

Family Patient Gender, age at last follow-up Main phenotype Age at seizure onset Epilepsy, seizure types Drug sensitivity Motor development at last follow-up Intellectual disability Speech Swallowing/ feeding difficulties Hypotonia
F1 II:4 F, 13 yrs IDEE 9 mths Epileptic spasms Resistant Absence Severe Absence Yes, open mouth Yes
F1 II:6 M, 5 yrs IDEE 15 mths Epileptic spasms Resistant Absence Severe Absence Yes, open mouth drooling Yes
F1 II:7 M, 4 yrs IDEE 6 mths Epileptic spasms Resistant Absence Severe Absence Yes, open mouth drooling Yes
F2 II:1 F, 23 mths IDEE 5 mths Epileptic spasms reported back arching directyl after birth Resistant Absence Severe ND ND Yes
F3 II:1 M, 6 yrsa IDEE 8 wks Epilepsy with focal seizures, myoclonic jerks, epileptic spasms, status epilepticus Resistant Absence Severe Absence Yes, g-tube Yes
F3 II:2 M, 2 yrs IDEE 4 mths Epileptic spasms Resistant Absence Severe Absence Yes, g-tube Yes
F4 II:1 M, 5 yrs IDEE 4 mths Epileptic spasms ND Absence Severe Absence Yes, g-tube Yes
F5 II:1 F, 14 years ID, MD 3 yrs Seizures in the setting of fever Seizure-free on sodium valproate Sitting at 12 mths, walking at 3 yrs Moderate Slow acquisition, only single words at 14 yrs Yes Yes
F5 II:2 F, 6 yrs ID, MD 3 yrs Infrequent seizures in the setting of fever Seizure-free on sodium valproate Sitting unsupported at 23 mths, walking at 3 yrs Moderate First words at 18 mths, simple phrases at 6 yrs Yes Yes
F6 II:1 M, 4 mthsa NDEE First day of life Epileptic spasms ND ND Severe ND Yes Yes
F7 II:1 M, 7 yrs IDEE 14 mths Epileptic spasms, gelastic seizures, and other complex partial seizures Resistant Sitting with support at 14 mths Severe Absence Yes, drooling, g-tube Yes
F8 II:1 F, 25 mths IDEE 12 mths Epileptic spasms, stimulus-sensitive startles Good response to ketogenic diet Absence Severe Absence Yes, g-tube Yes
F9 II:1 F, 4 yrs IDEE 8 wks Epileptic spasms, myoclonic seizures, tonic seizures, clonic seizures ND Absence Severe Absence Yes Yes
F10 II:1 F, 5 mthsa IDEE, multiple congenital anomaliesb 4 mths Epileptic spasms Resistant Absence Severe Absence Yes, g-tube Yes
F11 II:1 M, 16 mths IDEE 3 mths Epileptic spasm, myoclonic seizure, tonic seizure, atonic seizure, clonic seizures ND Absence Severe Absence Yes, NJ fed Yes
F12 IV:3 F, 8 mths NDEE First day of life Postpartum jitteryness, myoclonic jerks, and epileptic spasms ND ND Severe ND Yes, g-tube Yes
F13 II:4 F, 13 mths IDEE 2 mths Clusters of epileptic spasms Resistant Absence Severe ND Yes, g-tube Yes
F14 II:1 F, 8 yrs IDEE 4 mths Segmental and synchronous myoclonus, epileptic spasms in flexion Resistant Absence Severe Absence Yes, g-tube Yes
F15 II:1 F, 8 mths IDEE 4 mths Epileptic spasms Resistant Absence Severe Absence Yes Yes
F16 II:1 F, 11 yrs IDEE 12 mths Daily generalized tonic and myoclonic seizures Resistant Absence Severe Absence Yes, g-tube Yes
F17 II:2 F, 5 yrs ID, MD None No epilepsy n/a Absence Severe Absence No Yes
F18 II:1 F, 8 yrs IDEE 20 mths Daily generalized tonic clonic and later myoclonic seizures with eye fluttering Resistant Absence Severe Absence No Yes
F19 II:1 F, 5 yrs IDEE 30 mths Recurrent generalized tonic clonic convulsions ND Absence Severe Absence No Yes
F19 II:2 F, 3 yrs IDEE 18 mths Daily myoclonic seizures with eye fluttering ND Absence Severe Absence ND Yes
F20 II:2 M, 6 yrs IDEE 3 yrs Epileptic spasms,myoclonic seizure, and tonic seizure ND Absence Severe Absence Yes with difficulty Yes
F21 II:2 F, 4 yrs IDEE 18 mths Myoclonic seizure ND Absence Severe Absence Yes with difficulty Yes
F22 II:5 F, 9 yrs IDEE 20 mths Epileptic spasms Resistant Absence Severe Absence Yes, NJ fed ND
F23 II:5 F, 7 yrs IDEE 5 mths Seizures in the setting of fever ND ND Severe Delay ND Mild
F24 II:1 M, 7 yrs IDEE 6 mths Myoclonic seizures, generalized tonic clonic seizures Resistant Absence Severe Absence Yes, g-tube Yes
F25 II:4 M, 8 yrs IDEE 11 mths Myoclonic seizures, generalized tonic clonic seizures Resistant Absence Severe Absence Yes, g-tube Yes

M male, F female, IDEE infantile developmental epileptic encephalopathy, NDEE neonatal onset developmental epileptic encephalopathy, MD motor disorder, n/a not applicable, ND non-determined, ID intellectual disability, g-tube gastrostomy tube, NJ nasojejunal, wks weeks, mths months, yrs years.

aAge at death.

bMultiple congenital anomalies in F16-II:1: prenatal polyhydramnios; multiple ocular anomalies (bilateral cataracts, multiple bilateral lens colobomas, bilateral microphthalmia, hypoplastic iris, iris and lenticular vascularization, bilateral anterior segment dysgenesis, posterior synechiae bilaterally secondary to neovascularization); megacystis; neurogenic bladder; moderate hiatal hernia; camptodactyly of 3rd and 4th fingers and overriding 2nd and 4th digits on the right hand; long tapered fingers; skeletal survey showed overlapping of the parietal bones and mild elongation of the 2nd through 5th fingers.