716 results match your criteria: "Benign Neonatal Convulsions"

A number of mutations to members of several CNS potassium (K) channel families have been identified which result in rare forms of neonatal onset epilepsy, or syndromes of which one prominent characteristic is a form of epilepsy. Benign Familial Neonatal Convulsions or Seizures (BFNC or BFNS), also referred to as Self-Limited Familial Neonatal Epilepsy (SeLNE), results from mutations in 2 members of the K7 family (KCNQ) of K channels; while generally self-resolving by about 15 weeks of age, these mutations significantly increase the probability of generalized seizure disorders in the adult, in some cases they result in more severe developmental syndromes. Epilepsy of Infancy with Migrating Focal Seizures (EIMSF), or Migrating Partial Seizures of Infancy (MMPSI), is a rare severe form of epilepsy linked primarily to gain of function mutations in a member of the sodium-dependent K channel family, KCNT1 or SLACK.

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Background: Heterozygous KCNQ2 variants cause benign familial neonatal seizures and early-onset epileptic encephalopathy in an autosomal dominant manner; the latter is called KCNQ2 encephalopathy. No case of KCNQ2 encephalopathy with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita has been reported. Furthermore, early-onset scoliosis and opisthotonus have not been documented as characteristics of KCNQ2 encephalopathy.

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[iCCA: a new diagnostic approach for a new therapeutic management!].

Ann Pathol

December 2022

Inserm U1245, service de pathologie, CHU de Rouen, Normandie Université, UNIROUEN, 76000 Rouen, France. Electronic address:

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More than half of pregnant women are usually affected by odontogenic pain affects. Pain often accompanies periapical or pulp infections and increases the risks to pregnant patients and their fetuses. The American Dental Association, in partnership with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, has offered a strong declaration reaffirming the significance of suitable and timely oral health care as an indispensable constituent of a healthy pregnancy.

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Mouse models of Kcnq2 dysfunction.

Epilepsia

November 2022

Aix Marseille Univ, Inserm, MMG, Marseille, France.

Variants in the Kv7.2 channel subunit encoded by the KCNQ2 gene cause epileptic disorders ranging from a benign form with self-limited epileptic seizures and normal development to severe forms with intractable epileptic seizures and encephalopathy. The biological mechanisms involved in these neurological diseases are still unclear.

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Background: Previous studies report increasing cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) incidence up to 2015. This contemporary retrospective analysis of CCA incidence and mortality in the US from 2001-2017 assessed whether CCA incidence continued to increase beyond 2015.

Patients And Methods: Patients (≥18 years) with CCA were identified in the National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results 18 cancer registry (International Classification of Disease for Oncology [ICD-O]-3 codes: intrahepatic [iCCA], C221; extrahepatic [eCCA], C240, C241, C249).

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Neuronal K7/Potassium Voltage-Gated Channel Subfamily Q (KCNQ) potassium channels underlie M-current that potently suppresses repetitive and burst firing of action potentials (APs). They are mostly heterotetramers of K7.2 and K7.

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In a three-generation family, five individuals exhibited the typical phenotype of paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD). Intriguingly, one of the individuals also showed benign familial infantile convulsions (BFIC) at age 4 months and spontaneously resolved at age 18 months. At age 12, she developed a typical PKD, and was gradually relieved at age 21.

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Electrographic seizures and abnormal background activity in the neonatal electroencephalogram (EEG) may differentiate between harmful versus benign brain insults. Using two animal models of neonatal seizures, electrical activity was recorded in freely behaving rats and examined quantitatively during successive time periods with field-potential recordings obtained shortly after the brain insult (i.e.

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A clinical case of a patient with neonatal epilepsy at the age of 5 months, with impaired bone formation, early osteoporosis and frequent limb fractures is described. Panel sequencing confirmed by Sanger sequencing revealed two independent hereditary diseases - osteogenesis imperfect type 1, associated with a mutation in the gene (c.2010delT) and benign non-familial infantile seizures associated with a mutation in the gene (c.

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Fever-Associated Seizures or Epilepsy: An Overview of Old and Recent Literature Acquisitions.

Front Pediatr

April 2022

Unit of Rare Diseases of the Nervous System in Childhood, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pediatrics and Child Neuropsychiatry, University of Catania, AOU "Policlinico", PO "G. Rodolico", Catania, Italy.

In addition to central nervous system infections, seizures and fever may occur together in several neurological disorders. Formerly, based on the clinical features and prognostic evolution, the co-association of seizure and fever included classical febrile seizures (FS) divided into simple, complex, and prolonged FS (also called febrile status epilepticus). Later, this group of disorders has been progressively indicated, with a more inclusive term, as "fever-associated seizures or epilepsy" (FASE) that encompasses: (a) FS divided into simple, complex, and prolonged FS; (b) FS plus; (c) severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy (Dravet syndrome); (d) genetic epilepsy with FS plus; and (e) febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES).

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Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the phenotypic spectrum, treatment, and prognosis of 72 Chinese children with variants.

Methods: The variants were detected by next-generation sequencing. All patients were followed up at a pediatric neurology clinic in our hospital or by telephone.

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KCNQ2-Related Neonatal Epilepsy Treated With Vitamin B6: A Report of Two Cases and Literature Review.

Front Neurol

March 2022

Department of Human Pathology of the Adult and Developmental Age "Gaetano Barresi", Unit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.

Potassium Voltage-Gated Channel Subfamily Q Member 2 (KCNQ2) gene has been initially associated with "Benign familial neonatal epilepsy" (BFNE). Amounting evidence arising by next-generation sequencing techniques have led to the definition of new phenotypes, such as neonatal epileptic encephalopathy (NEE), expanding the spectrum of KCNQ2-related epilepsies. Pyridoxine (PN) dependent epilepsies (PDE) are a heterogeneous group of autosomal recessive disorders associated with neonatal-onset seizures responsive to treatment with vitamin B6 (VitB6).

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Background: The PRRT2 gene located at 16p11.2 encodes proline-rich transmembrane protein 2. In recent reviews, clinical spectrum caused by pathogenic PRRT2 variants is designated as PRRT2-associated paroxysmal movement disorders, which include paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia, benign familial infantile epilepsy, and infantile convulsions with choreoathetosis, and hemiplegic migraine.

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Background And Purpose: Mutations in have classically been associated with benign familial neonatal and infantile seizures and more recently identified in patients with neurodevelopmental disorders and abnormal electroencephalogram (EEG) findings. We present 4 affected patients from a family with a pathogenic mutation in with a unique constellation of clinical findings.

Methods: A family of 3 affected siblings and mother sharing a pathogenic variant are described, including clinical history, genetic results, and EEG and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings.

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mutations can cause benign familial neonatal convulsions (BFNCs), epileptic encephalopathy (EE), and mild-to-profound neurodevelopmental disabilities. Mutations in the selectivity filter (SF) are critical to neurodevelopmental outcomes. Three patients with neonatal EE carry de novo heterozygous p.

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Hyperekplexia, an underdiagnosed motor paroxysm of infancy, mimics epilepsy closely. It is hallmarked by episodic and excessive startle response, brief episodes of intense, generalized hypertonia, or stiffness in response to unexpected auditory and/or tactile stimuli right from birth. Though a seemingly benign entity with an excellent prognosis, hyperekplexia has been occasionally associated with recurrent apneas, feeding difficulties, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

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Background: Heterozygous variants of KCNQ2 can cause KCNQ2 associated neurodevelopmental disorder, mainly are benign (familial) neonatal or infantile epilepsy (B(F)NE or B(F)IE) and developmental epileptic encephalopathy(DEE). Moreover, some intermediate phenotypes, including intellectual disability (ID), and myokymia are related to the gene.

Methods: We collected a non-syndromic ID male patient with a novel KCNQ2 missense variant.

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Rotavirus infection has been reported to be associated with neonatal seizures with a diffuse and symmetrical diffusion restriction of periventricular white matter, namely, neonatal rotavirus-associated leukoencephalopathy. The extensive white matter injury seen in this cohort raises concerns about the long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes. In the present study, we prospectively assessed the neurodevelopmental outcomes of 13 patients with neonatal rotavirus-associated leukoencephalopathy at a median age of 26 months (range, 23-68 months).

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Rotavirus infection-associated central nervous system complications: clinicoradiological features and potential mechanisms.

Clin Exp Pediatr

October 2022

Department of Pediatrics, Biomedical Research Center, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.

Despite the introduction of vaccines in 2006, rotavirus remains one of the most common causes of pediatric gastroenteritis worldwide. While many studies have conclusively shown that rotavirus infection causes gastroenteritis and is associated with various extraintestinal manifestations including central nervous system (CNS) complications, extraintestinal manifestations due to rotavirus infection have been relatively overlooked. Rotavirus infection-associated CNS complications are common in children and present with diverse clinicoradiological features.

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[Clinical and genetic analysis of a Chinese pedigree affected with benign familial neonatal convulsion].

Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi

February 2022

Department of Neonatology, Xuancheng Central Hospital, Xuancheng, Anhui 242099, China.

Objective: To analyze the clinical phenotype and genetic variant in a Chinese pedigree affected with benign familial neonatal convulsion (BFNC).

Methods: Clinical data and peripheral blood samples of the pedigree were obtained with informed consent. Whole exome sequencing (WES) was carried out for the proband.

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Pathogenic variants of the gene (MIM 182390) are associated with several epileptic syndromes ranging from benign familial neonatal-infantile seizures (BFNIS) to early infantile epileptic encephalopathy. The aim of this work was to describe clinical features among five patients with concomitant gene variants and cryptogenic epileptic syndromes, thus expanding the spectrum of phenotypic heterogeneity. variants were identified in four patients, while one inherited variant was identified in a patient with an unaffected carrier biological father with somatic mosaicism.

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To explore the clinical manifestations and genetic characteristics of patients with epilepsy and episodic ataxia caused by SCN2A gene variation. The clinical data of seizure manifestation, imaging examination and genetic results of 5 patients with epilepsy and (or) episodic ataxia because of SCN2A gene variation admitted to the Department of Pediatrics, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from July 2017 to January 2021 were analyzed retrospectively. Among 5 patients, 4 were female and 1 was male.

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Activation of SGK1.1 Upregulates the M-current in the Presence of Epilepsy Mutations.

Front Mol Neurosci

November 2021

Departamento de Ciencias Medicas Basicas and Instituto de Tecnologias Biomedicas, Universidad de La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain.

In the central nervous system, the M-current plays a critical role in regulating subthreshold electrical excitability of neurons, determining their firing properties and responsiveness to synaptic input. The M-channel is mainly formed by subunits Kv7.2 and Kv7.

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Penetrance estimation of PRRT2 variants in paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia and infantile convulsions.

Front Med

December 2021

Department of Neurology and Research Center of Neurology in Second Affiliated Hospital, and Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China.

Proline-rich transmembrane protein 2 (PRRT2) is the leading cause of paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD), benign familial infantile epilepsy (BFIE), and infantile convulsions with choreoathetosis (ICCA). Reduced penetrance of PRRT2 has been observed in previous studies, whereas the exact penetrance has not been evaluated well. The objective of this study was to estimate the penetrance of PRRT2 and determine its influencing factors.

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