Table 3.
Symptoms and signs described in the different BH4 deficiencies
PTPSD | DHPRD | AR-GTPCHD | SRD | PCDD | AD-GTPCHD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of reported cases | 125 | 77 | 55 | 53 | 19 | 570 |
Nervous system | ||||||
Developmental delay | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | + | (+) |
(Axial) Hypotonia | +++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | + | (+) |
Poor head control | + | + | + | + | (+) | |
Hypertonia | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | (+) | ++ |
Epilepsy | ++ | +++ | + | + | ||
Cognitive impairment | ++ | + | (+) | ++ | (+) | |
Impaired speech development | + | (+) | (+) | +++ | (+) | |
Dysarthria | (+) | (+) | +++ | (+) | ||
Movement disorders | ||||||
Diurnal fluctuation of symptoms | + | +++ | +++ | |||
Dystonia | + | + | ++ | +++ | +++ | |
Oculogyric crises | (+) | + | (+) | +++ | (+) | |
Gait difficulties | +++ | |||||
Dyskinesia/other involuntary movements | + | + | (+) | +/++ | ||
Parkinsonism/hypokinesia | + | (+)/+ | + | +++ | + | |
Tremor | (+) | (+) | (+) | (+) | + | |
Ataxia | (+) | (+) | + | (+) | ||
Other | ||||||
Hyperreflexia | (+)/+ | + | ++ | |||
Irritability | (+)/+ | + | ||||
Microcephaly | ++ | (+) | (+) | |||
Autonomous nervous system | ||||||
Temperature instability | (+) | (+) | ++ | ++ | ||
Gastrointestinal system | ||||||
Hypersalivation | (+) | + | ++ | +/++ | ||
Feeding/swallowing difficulties | + | + | (+) | ++ | (+) | |
Psychological problems | ||||||
Behavioural problems | (+) | (+) | (+) | |||
Psychiatric problems | (+) | (+) | ++ | + | ||
Sleep problems | (+) | (+) | ++ | (+) | ||
Endocrine disturbances | ||||||
Growth-hormone deficiency | (+) | |||||
Low birth weight | ++ | |||||
Central hypothyroidism | (+) | |||||
MODY3-like diabetes | + | |||||
Other | ||||||
Microcephaly | ++ | (+) | (+) | |||
Fatigability | (+) | + | (+) | (+) | ||
Recurrent chest infections | + | |||||
Prematurity | + | + | ||||
Hypomagnesemia | + |
Symptoms and signs reported in 570 Patients with AD-GTPCHD, 55 patients with AR-GTPCHD, 125 patients with PTPSD, 77 patients with DHPRD, 53 patients with SRD and 19 patients with PCDD
Very frequently +++ (≥50%), frequently ++ (≥25- < 50%), infrequently + (≥10- < 25%), occasionally (+) (< 10%)