Data di Pubblicazione:
1995
Citazione:
4p(-) syndrome: a chromosomal disorder associated with a particular EEG pattern / V. Sgrò, E. Riva, M. P. Canevini, V. Colamaria, A. Rottoli, L. Minotti, R. Canger, B. Dalla Bernardina. - In: EPILEPSIA. - ISSN 0013-9580. - 36:12(1995 Dec), pp. 1206-14-1214.
Abstract:
We report an electroclinical and cytogenetic study of 4 patients with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS). In all cases, we observed a stereotyped EEG and clinical picture characterized by generalized or unilateral myoclonic seizures followed later by brief atypical absences. Electrographically, these were accompanied by a sequence of centroparietal or parietotemporal sharp waves; high-voltage wave with a superimposed spike becoming unusual spike-wave complexes, often elicited by eye closure; burst of diffuse spikes and waves; and frequent jerks. This electroclinical pattern is very similar to the one described in Angelman syndrome (AS) in which a defect in GABAA receptor function has been suggested. Moreover, the genes encoding the GABAA receptor subunit have been mapped to the p12-p13 bands of chromosome 4. Even though the deletion in these cases does not encompass the 4p12-p13 region, we suggest that the electroclinical picture common to WHS and AS might represent a characteristic type of epilepsy linked to a common genetic abnormality.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
4p Syndrome; Angelman syndrome-DNA damage; Children; Electroencephalography; Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome
Elenco autori:
V. Sgrò, E. Riva, M. P. Canevini, V. Colamaria, A. Rottoli, L. Minotti, R. Canger, B. Dalla Bernardina
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