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Not all SCN1A epileptic encephalopathies are Dravet syndrome: Early profound Thr226Met phenotype.


ABSTRACT:

Objective

To define a distinct SCN1A developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with early onset, profound impairment, and movement disorder.

Methods

A case series of 9 children were identified with a profound developmental and epileptic encephalopathy and SCN1A mutation.

Results

We identified 9 children 3 to 12 years of age; 7 were male. Seizure onset was at 6 to 12 weeks with hemiclonic seizures, bilateral tonic-clonic seizures, or spasms. All children had profound developmental impairment and were nonverbal and nonambulatory, and 7 of 9 required a gastrostomy. A hyperkinetic movement disorder occurred in all and was characterized by dystonia and choreoathetosis with prominent oral dyskinesia and onset from 2 to 20 months of age. Eight had a recurrent missense SCN1A mutation, p.Thr226Met. The remaining child had the missense mutation p.Pro1345Ser. The mutation arose de novo in 8 of 9; for the remaining case, the mother was negative and the father was unavailable.

Conclusions

Here, we present a phenotype-genotype correlation for SCN1A. We describe a distinct SCN1A phenotype, early infantile SCN1A encephalopathy, which is readily distinguishable from the well-recognized entities of Dravet syndrome and genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus. This disorder has an earlier age at onset, profound developmental impairment, and a distinctive hyperkinetic movement disorder, setting it apart from Dravet syndrome. Remarkably, 8 of 9 children had the recurrent missense mutation p.Thr226Met.

SUBMITTER: Sadleir LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5589790 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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<h4>Objective</h4>To define a distinct <i>SCN1A</i> developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with early onset, profound impairment, and movement disorder.<h4>Methods</h4>A case series of 9 children were identified with a profound developmental and epileptic encephalopathy and <i>SCN1A</i> mutation.<h4>Results</h4>We identified 9 children 3 to 12 years of age; 7 were male. Seizure onset was at 6 to 12 weeks with hemiclonic seizures, bilateral tonic-clonic seizures, or spasms. All children had p  ...[more]

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