Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of three affected patients.
IV-1 | IV-4 | IV-6 | |
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Sex/Age | M/22 y 11 months | M/13 y 8 months | F/4 y 10 months |
Age at examination | 19 y | 9 y | 2 y |
Past medical history | Hypotonia in infancy | Hypotonia in infancy | Hypotonia in infancy |
Seizure | |||
Onset age | 5 y | 6 months | 3 months |
Type | Generalized tonic-clonic Atypical absence |
Focal impaired awareness Secondary generalized tonic |
Generalized tonic Focal impaired awareness |
Frequency | 10–15/day at the beginning → 1–2/month at the time of visiting | 1/month | Under control with medication |
Antiseizure medications | Valproate, clonazapem, lacosamide, levetiracetam | Valproate | Levetiracetam |
Delayed development | Severe global delay | Severe global delay | Moderate motor and adaptive delay Severe language delay |
Psychosocial state | Severe intellectual disability Hyperactivity | Severe intellectual disability Hyperactivity |
Severe cognitive dysfunction Behavioral problem is not proved yet. |
Abnormal findings on neurologic examination | Slurred speech Clumsy hand movement Mild ataxic gait | Slurred speech Clumsy hand movement Mild ataxic gait |
Hypotonia Mild ataxic gait |
Disease course | Static | Static | Progressive → Static |
EEG results | Sharp wave in Rt. or Lt. F region Ictal—rhythmic theta in both FC regions | Spike in Rt. or both F regions Spike in Rt. T region Polyspikes in Rt. hemisphere |
Spike in Lt. or both FC regions |
Brain MRI findings | Mild cerebral atrophy HSI in the bilateral globus pallidi and dentate nucleus | Mild cerebral atrophy HSI in the bilateral globus pallidi and dentate nucleus Perisylvian polymicrogyria |
HSI in the bilateral globus pallidi and dentate nucleus |
F, frontal; FC, fronto-central; T, temporal; EEG, electroencephalography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; HSI, high signal intensity.