[Incontinentia pigmenti as the leading symptom].

Psychiatr Neurol Med Psychol (Leipz)

Bezirkskrankenhaus für Psychiatrie und Neurologie Mühlhausen/Thür.

Published: November 1987

It is reported on four girls aged 8 to 20 with Incontinentia pigmenti (Ip) The ectodermal dysplasia was associated with oligophrenia, therapy resistant epilepsy with severe psychorganic syndromes and dementia, Lennox syndrome, lability of emotion with severe disorders of social adaptations, spasticity, hypo- and areflexia, hemiathetosis, choreiform unrest, pathological EEG findings, including spike-potentials; relations to cleidocranial dysostosis, dysraphia, Poland's, Greig's and Chotzen's syndrome were found. Ip means unfavourable prognosis and progression of neuropsychiatric disorders.

Download full-text PDF

Source

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

[incontinentia pigmenti
4
pigmenti leading
4
leading symptom]
4
symptom] reported
4
reported girls
4
girls aged
4
aged incontinentia
4
incontinentia pigmenti
4
pigmenti ectodermal
4
ectodermal dysplasia
4

Similar Publications

Introduction: This article reports a detailed case of a patient with who exhibited epileptic status and dermatologic symptoms.

Case Presentation: A 5-month-old female patient was brought to our hospital due to status epilepticus, with erythematous vesicular skin lesions on her trunk and extremities. Routine magnetic resonance imaging revealed infarction, ischemia, and encephalomalacia.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

: The nuclear factor (NF)-kB essential modulator (NEMO) has a crucial role in the NFκB pathway. Hypomorphic pathogenic variants cause ectodermal dysplasia with immunodeficiency (EDA-ID) in affected males. However, heterozygous amorphic variants could be responsible for Incontinentia Pigmenti (IP) in female carriers.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF
Article Synopsis
  • Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is a rare X-linked dominant disorder linked to the IKBKG gene, and this study highlights the need for more research on its epidemiology in Denmark.
  • A nationwide study identified 75 patients with IP, predominantly females, and estimated the birth prevalence at 2.37 per 100,000 live births, which is significantly higher than previous estimates.
  • The study found that many patients exhibited typical skin lesions and other symptoms affecting teeth, the nervous system, hair, eyes, and nails, indicating a multisystem impact of the disorder.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!