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. 2023 Jan 27;5(1):fcad017. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcad017

Table 1.

Clinical presentation of infantile SOD1 deficiency syndrome (ISODDES)a

Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3 Patient 4 Patient 5 Patient 6 Patient 7 Patient 8
Family A B C D D A E E
Sex Male Female Female Female Male Female Female Male
Age 8 years 4 years 4 years 13 years 10 years 5 years 9 years 3 years
Age of onset 9 months 6 months 10 months 9–12 months ∼ 10 months 6–7 months 5 months 5 months
Upper motor neuron symptoms Generalized spasticity Generalized spasticity Generalized spasticity Generalized spasticity Generalized spasticity Generalized spasticity Generalized spasticity Generalized spasticity
Hyperreflexia Hyperreflexia Hyperreflexia Hyperreflexia Hyperreflexia
Loss of abdominal reflex Loss of abdominal reflex Loss of abdominal reflex
Lower motor neuron symptoms Axial hypotonia Axial hypotonia Axial hypotonia Axial hypotonia Axial hypotonia Axial hypotonia Axial hypotonia Axial hypotonia
Mild muscular atrophy Generalized muscular atrophy Generalized muscular atrophy Generalized muscular atrophy
Intermittent fasciculations Intermittent fasciculations Intermittent fasciculations
Bulbar symptoms Spastic dysarthria Spastic dysarthria Spastic dysarthria Spastic dysarthria Spastic dysarthria N/A Multiphase dysphagia Multiphase dysphagia
Dysphagia Dysphagia Dysphagia Mild dysphagia Dysphagia
Sialorrhea Sialorrhea Tongue atrophy & fasciculations Sialorrhea
Tongue atrophy & fasciculations Tongue atrophy & fasciculations
Frontal lobe symptoms Glabellar tap sign Glabellar tap sign Inadequate fits of laughter, onset at 13 years of age Glabellar tap sign N/A
Inadequate crying Inadequate fits of laughter, onset at 9 years
Excessive startle + Distress induced self-resolving tonic decerebrate posture Distress induced self-resolving tonic decerebrate posture
Ocular symptoms Bilateral optic atrophy N/A Bilateral optic atrophy
Dysmorphic symptoms Low set, posteriorly rotated ears Broad nasal bridge Low set ears Low set ears Low set ears Simplified outer helix of the right ear
Hydrocephalus
Overlapping toes Overlapping toes Overlapping toes Overlapping toes
Arched palate
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Complete data not available for all patients.