Myers, KA;
Marini, C;
Carvill, GL;
McTague, A;
Panetta, J;
Stutterd, C;
Stanley, T;
... Scheffer, IE; + view all
(2021)
Phenotypic Spectrum of Seizure Disorders in MBD5-Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorder.
Neurology Genetics
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e579-e579.
10.1212/nxg.0000000000000579.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the phenotypic spectrum in patients with MBD5-associated neurodevelopmental disorder (MAND) and seizures; features of MAND include intellectual disability, epilepsy, psychiatric features of aggression and hyperactivity, and dysmorphic features including short stature and microcephaly, sleep disturbance, and ataxia. METHODS: We performed phenotyping on patients with MBD5 deletions, duplications, or point mutations and a history of seizures. RESULTS: Twenty-three patients with MAND and seizures were included. Median seizure onset age was 2.9 years (range 3 days–13 years). The most common seizure type was generalized tonic-clonic; focal, atypical absence, tonic, drop attacks, and myoclonic seizures occurred frequently. Seven children had convulsive status epilepticus and 3 nonconvulsive status epilepticus. Fever, viral illnesses, and hot weather provoked seizures. EEG studies in 17/21 patients were abnormal, typically showing slow generalized spike-wave and background slowing. Nine had drug-resistant epilepsy, although 3 eventually became seizure-free. All but one had moderate-to-severe developmental impairment. Epilepsy syndromes included Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, myoclonic-atonic epilepsy, and infantile spasms syndrome. Behavioral problems in 20/23 included aggression, self-injurious behavior, and sleep disturbance. CONCLUSION: MBD5 disruption may be associated with severe early childhood-onset developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. Because neuropsychiatric dysfunction is common and severe, it should be an important focus of clinical management.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Phenotypic Spectrum of Seizure Disorders in MBD5-Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorder |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1212/nxg.0000000000000579 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1212/NXG.0000000000000579 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Neurosciences Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10125046 |
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