Eleni Panagiotakaki1, Diane Doummar1, Erika Nogue1, Nicolas Nagot1, Gaetan Lesca1, Florence Riant1, Sophie Nicole1, Charlene Delaygue1, Marie Anne Barthez1, Marie Cécile Nassogne1, Anne Dusser1, Louis Vallée1, Thierry Billette1, Marie Bourgeois1, Christine Ioos1, Cyril Gitiaux1, Cécile Laroche1, Mathieu Milh1, Vincent Des Portes1, Alexis Arzimanoglou1, Agathe Roubertie2. 1. From Sleep Disorders and Functional Neurology (E.P., A.A.), Department of Paediatric Clinical Epileptology, University Hospitals of Lyon, member of the ERN EpiCARE; Service de Neurologie Pédiatrique (D.D., T.B.), Hôpital Trousseau, APHP, Paris; Centre d'Investigation Clinique (E.N., N.N.), CHU Montpellier; Department of Medical Genetics (G.L.), Centre de Biologie Est, Lyon University Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, member of the ERN EpiCARE; Laboratoire de Génétique (F.R.), Groupe Hospitalier Lariboisière-Fernand Widal AP-HP, Paris; IGF (S.N.), Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INSERM; Département de Neuropédiatrie (C.D., A.R.), CHU Gui de Chauliac, Montpellier; Service de Neuropédiatrie et Handicaps (M.A.B.), Hôpital Gatien de Clocheville, CHU Tours, France; Pediatric Neurology Unit (M.C.N.), Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium; Service de Neuropédiatrie (A.D.), CHU de Bicêtre, Kremlin-Bicêtre; Service de Neuropédiatrie (L.V.), CHU Lille; Service de Neurochirurgie Pédiatrique (M.B.), Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Paris; Service de Neurologie Pédiatrique (C.I.), Hôpital Raymond Poincarré, AP-HP, Garches; Service de Neurophysiologie (C.G.), Hôpital Necker, AP-HP, Paris; Département de Pédiatrie (C.L.), CHU Limoges; Service de Neurologie Pédiatrique (M.M.), CHU Timone Enfants, Marseille; Centre de Référence "Déficiences Intellectuelles de Causes Rares" (V.D.P.), Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, Université de Lyon; and INSERM U 1051 (A.R.), Institut des Neurosciences de Montpellier, France. 2. From Sleep Disorders and Functional Neurology (E.P., A.A.), Department of Paediatric Clinical Epileptology, University Hospitals of Lyon, member of the ERN EpiCARE; Service de Neurologie Pédiatrique (D.D., T.B.), Hôpital Trousseau, APHP, Paris; Centre d'Investigation Clinique (E.N., N.N.), CHU Montpellier; Department of Medical Genetics (G.L.), Centre de Biologie Est, Lyon University Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, member of the ERN EpiCARE; Laboratoire de Génétique (F.R.), Groupe Hospitalier Lariboisière-Fernand Widal AP-HP, Paris; IGF (S.N.), Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INSERM; Département de Neuropédiatrie (C.D., A.R.), CHU Gui de Chauliac, Montpellier; Service de Neuropédiatrie et Handicaps (M.A.B.), Hôpital Gatien de Clocheville, CHU Tours, France; Pediatric Neurology Unit (M.C.N.), Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium; Service de Neuropédiatrie (A.D.), CHU de Bicêtre, Kremlin-Bicêtre; Service de Neuropédiatrie (L.V.), CHU Lille; Service de Neurochirurgie Pédiatrique (M.B.), Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Paris; Service de Neurologie Pédiatrique (C.I.), Hôpital Raymond Poincarré, AP-HP, Garches; Service de Neurophysiologie (C.G.), Hôpital Necker, AP-HP, Paris; Département de Pédiatrie (C.L.), CHU Limoges; Service de Neurologie Pédiatrique (M.M.), CHU Timone Enfants, Marseille; Centre de Référence "Déficiences Intellectuelles de Causes Rares" (V.D.P.), Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, Université de Lyon; and INSERM U 1051 (A.R.), Institut des Neurosciences de Montpellier, France. a-roubertie@chu-montpellier.fr.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess nonparoxysmal movement disorders in ATP1A3 mutation-positive patients with alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC). METHODS: Twenty-eight patients underwent neurologic examination with particular focus on movement phenomenology by a specialist in movement disorders. Video recordings were reviewed by another movement disorders specialist and data were correlated with patients' characteristics. RESULTS: Ten patients were diagnosed with chorea, 16 with dystonia (nonparoxysmal), 4 with myoclonus, and 2 with ataxia. Nine patients had more than one movement disorder and 8 patients had none. The degree of movement disorder was moderate to severe in 12/28 patients. At inclusion, dystonic patients (n = 16) were older (p = 0.007) than nondystonic patients. Moreover, patients (n = 18) with dystonia or chorea, or both, had earlier disease onset (p = 0.042) and more severe neurologic impairment (p = 0.012), but this did not correlate with genotype. All patients presented with hypotonia, which was characterized as moderate or severe in 16/28. Patients with dystonia or chorea (n = 18) had more pronounced hypotonia (p = 0.011). Bradykinesia (n = 16) was associated with an early age at assessment (p < 0.01). Significant dysarthria was diagnosed in 11/25 cases. A history of acute neurologic deterioration and further regression of motor function, typically after a stressful event, was reported in 7 patients. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the relatively limited number of patients and the cross-sectional nature of the study, this detailed categorization of movement disorders in patients with AHC offers valuable insight into their precise characterization. Further longitudinal studies on this topic are needed.
OBJECTIVE: To assess nonparoxysmal movement disorders in ATP1A3 mutation-positive patients with alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC). METHODS: Twenty-eight patients underwent neurologic examination with particular focus on movement phenomenology by a specialist in movement disorders. Video recordings were reviewed by another movement disorders specialist and data were correlated with patients' characteristics. RESULTS: Ten patients were diagnosed with chorea, 16 with dystonia (nonparoxysmal), 4 with myoclonus, and 2 with ataxia. Nine patients had more than one movement disorder and 8 patients had none. The degree of movement disorder was moderate to severe in 12/28 patients. At inclusion, dystonicpatients (n = 16) were older (p = 0.007) than nondystonic patients. Moreover, patients (n = 18) with dystonia or chorea, or both, had earlier disease onset (p = 0.042) and more severe neurologic impairment (p = 0.012), but this did not correlate with genotype. All patients presented with hypotonia, which was characterized as moderate or severe in 16/28. Patients with dystonia or chorea (n = 18) had more pronounced hypotonia (p = 0.011). Bradykinesia (n = 16) was associated with an early age at assessment (p < 0.01). Significant dysarthria was diagnosed in 11/25 cases. A history of acute neurologic deterioration and further regression of motor function, typically after a stressful event, was reported in 7 patients. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the relatively limited number of patients and the cross-sectional nature of the study, this detailed categorization of movement disorders in patients with AHC offers valuable insight into their precise characterization. Further longitudinal studies on this topic are needed.
Authors: Mary E Moya-Mendez; Lyndsay L Madden; Kathryn W Ruckart; Karen M Downes; Jared F Cook; Beverly M Snively; Allison Brashear; Ihtsham U Haq Journal: J Clin Neurosci Date: 2020-10-05 Impact factor: 1.961