Presentation
In addition, in this case, we reported a special case of LINCL as one form of the most fatal PME, to present some special EEG characteristics in details. [journals.lww.com]
This disease presents no sex-related differences and it is predominantly found in southern European countries. [elsevier.es]
The accumulation (storage) of these metabolites occurs because an essential enzyme, needed to further metabolize the accumulated chemicals, is not present or is present in insufficient concentration. [rarediseases.org]
Entire Body System
- Epilepsy
[…] myoclonic epilepsy with early onset. [malacards.org]
The word \"symptoms of Epilepsy, progressive myoclonic 3\" is the more general meaning; see symptoms of Epilepsy, progressive myoclonic 3. [checkorphan.org]
- Falling
Sometimes if the jerk is very forceful it can make you throw something you’re holding, or make you fall over. How long do myoclonic seizures last? Myoclonic seizures usually only last for a fraction of a second. [epilepsy.org.uk]
Soon she was falling many times a day, she became incapable of doing anything with her hands, and she became incapable of any intellectual effort. [globalgenes.org]
Initially the frequency of jerk and fall was once every 2-3 days which continued to increase in number. [pubs.sciepub.com]
- Short Stature
Seizures are usually generalized myoclonic or tonic-clonic, but partial seizures have been reported in atypical cases. 40 Other common manifestations include sensorineural hearing loss, exercise intolerance, dementia, peripheral neuropathy, short stature [clinicalgate.com]
The gene associated with this disease, CLN3, is located on the short arm of chromosome 16. 20. [slideshare.net]
Affected individuals sometimes have short stature and heart abnormalities, cardiomyopathy. Less commonly, people with MERRF develop lipomas. [bioline.org.br]
- Amyloidosis
Migraine, familial hemiplegic, 2 182340 EPI Epilepsy Panel ATP1A3 Alternating hemiplegia of childhood 2 182350 EPI Epilepsy Panel B/T Cell Lymphoma Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin, somatic, lymphoproliferative disorders 605027 PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction B2M Amyloidosis [lhsc.on.ca]
TTR Amyloidosis, finnish type GSN Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk factor CHGB Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 1 SOD1 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 2, juvenile ALS2 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 4 SETX Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type [centogene.com]
- Fishing
Kashtan CE, Nevins TE, Posalaky Z, Vernier RL, Fish AJ. Proteinuria in a child with sialidosis: case report and histological studies. Pediatr Nephrol 1989; 3: 166–174. PubMed CrossRef Google Scholar 62. Federico A, Battistini S, Ciacci G, et al. [link.springer.com]
Liver, Gall & Pancreas
- Hepatomegaly
Clinical features include coarse facial features, corneal clouding, hepatomegaly, skeletal dysplasia, and learning disability in addition to the myoclonus. 36. EEG background shows low-voltage fast activity, but slowing can be seen in patients with [slideshare.net]
Neurologic
- Seizure
Multifocal myoclonic seizures begin between 16 and 24 months of age after normal initial development. Neurodegeneration and regression occur with seizure onset. [malacards.org]
In addition, partial seizures rather than generalized seizures (generalized tonic-clonic or myoclonic) were commonly presented in the occipital epilepsy. [journals.lww.com]
The syndrome of PME consists of myoclonic seizures, tonic–clonic seizures, and progressive neurologic dysfunction, particularly ataxia and dementia. Onset - Any age (usually in late childhood or adolescence). 3. Progressive myoclonus epilepsy [slideshare.net]
The infant develops normally for the first year or so of life and the seizures start usually before the age of two. Once the seizures start, neurological degeneration begins. [checkorphan.org]
- Myoclonus
Progressive myoclonus epilepsy should considered in a patient with myoclonic seizures, with or without generalized convulsive seizures in the following settings: -Progressive cognitive decline -Myoclonus resulting in progressive motor impairment - [slideshare.net]
Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy Synonyms of Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy Epilepsy, Myoclonic Progressive Familial Myoclonic Epilepsy Myoclonic Progressive Familial Epilepsy Myoclonus Epilepsy Progressive Familial Myoclonic Epilepsy Subdivisions of Progressive [rarediseases.org]
- Ataxia
Autosomal-Recessive Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy-Ataxia Syndrome age of onset with ataxia at 4–5 years. Myoclonus starts at 5–10 years with a mean at 7 years. Impaired up-gaze. The intellect is usually preserved an neuroimaging studies are normal [slideshare.net]
Other features include mental retardation, dysarthria, truncal ataxia, and loss of fine finger movements. EEG shows slow dysrhythmia, multifocal and occasionally generalized epileptiform discharges. [malacards.org]
Note=Defects in KCTD7 are a cause of opsoclonus-myoclonus ataxia-like syndrome. [genecards.org]
EA1 AEM EAM 160120 Genetic Test Registry Episodic Ataxia, Type 2 Acetazolamide-Responsive Hereditary Paroxysmal Cerebellar Ataxia Apca Ataxia, Episodic, With Nystagmus Ataxia, Familial Paroxysmal Cacna1a-Related Episodic Ataxia Type 2 Cerebellar Ataxia [ukgtn.nhs.uk]
ataxia type 13, autosomal recessive GRM1 Spinocerebellar ataxia type 14, autosomal dominant PRKCG Spinocerebellar ataxia type 15 ITPR1 Spinocerebellar ataxia type 17, autosomal dominant TBP Spinocerebellar ataxia type 17, autosomal recessive CWF19L1 [centogene.com]
- Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure
(occasionally accompanied by generalized tonic-clonic seizures) and severe, progressive neurological regression, leading to psychomotor and cognitive decline, cerebellar ataxia, dementia and, frequently, early death. [orpha.net]
[…] for about 12 to 14 years in both patients, not only for myoclonus but generalized tonic-clonic seizures as well. [statpearls.com]
Symptoms like stimulus induced myoclonic jerks, cognitive decline and motor slowing, generalized tonic-clonic seizures, or visual/occipital seizures help narrow the diagnosis. [epilepsy.com]
Generalized tonic clonic seizures were documented in all except Patient 2. The average age of onset of generalized tonic clonic seizures was 13.3 years (range 3–24 years; Table 1). [academic.oup.com]
[…] the first manifestation, followed by generalized tonic–clonic seizures, absences, or drop attacks. Visual seizures present as transient blindness, simple or complex visual hallucinations. Myoclonus is often fragmentary, asymmetric, arrhythmic, and [slideshare.net]
- Encephalopathy
[…] epileptic encephalopathy type 21 NECAP1 Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy type 23 DOCK7 Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy type 24 HCN1 Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy type 25 SLC13A5 Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy type [centogene.com]
Variant, With Infantile Spasms EIEE2 ISSX2 300672 Genetic Test Registry Epileptic Encephalopathy, Early Infantile, 3 EIEE3 609304 Genetic Test Registry Epileptic Encephalopathy, Early Infantile, 4 EIEE4 612164 Genetic Test Registry Epileptic Encephalopathy [ukgtn.nhs.uk]
Lysosomal Storage Disorder AIFM1 (VARIANT1) Cowchock Syndrome (CMTX4) 310490 CMT Charcot-Marie-Tooth ALAS2 Anemia, sideroblastic, 1 300731, 300732 HFE Hyperferritinemia Panel ALDH7A1 Epilepsy, pyridoxine-dependent 107323 EPI Epilepsy Panel AMT Glycine encephalopathy [lhsc.on.ca]
[…] the great majority of patients with primary generalized epilepsy to be correttly diagnosed and successfully treated. 1 2 3 4 In contrast, the secondary generalized epilepsies — that is, generalized epilepiies associated with a static or progressive encephalopathy [nejm.org]
familial, with neuroserpin inclusion bodies AD 5 9 TBC1D24 Deafness, onychodystrophy, osteodystrophy, mental retardation, and seizures (DOORS) syndrome, Deafness, autosomal dominant, 65, Myoclonic epilepsy, infantile, familial, Epileptic encephalopathy [blueprintgenetics.com]
Workup
[…] activator protein PTG and interaction with laforin.[21] Because of clinically atypical features, some patients with mild Lafora disease could escape a correct diagnosis because adult patients with mild PME traditionally have not undergone diagnostic workup [thieme-connect.com]
Treatment
Lamotrigine was noted as an effective treatment for infantile and juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. [statpearls.com]
Treatments For many patients, correct treatment can lower or prevent seizures. The most common treatment is anti-seizure medications. However, other treatment options are available. [cedars-sinai.edu]
There is no specific treatment for the disease. [clinicalgate.com]
Treatment The medical treatment of progressive myoclonic epilepsy is often successful only for a few months or years. These patients may require more than one seizure medicine. [checkorphan.org]
Prognosis
Prevalence Genetics Brain Area Affected Prognosis Rare. Exact prevalence is unknown. Caused by mutations in the MT-TK gene in 80% of cases. [tempobioscience.com]
However, the female patient has a poor prognosis. In the following visit, she has serious sleep problems, such as sleep fragment and insomnia due to her sensitivity to the light and voice. [journals.lww.com]
Prognosis - Epilepsy progressive myoclonic type 3 Not supplied. Treatment - Epilepsy progressive myoclonic type 3 The medical treatment of progressive myoclonic epilepsy is often successful only for a few months or years. [checkorphan.org]
These diseases as a group are important because of a generally poor response to antiepileptic medication, an overall poor prognosis and inheritance risks to siblings or offspring (where there is a proven genetic cause). [pn.bmj.com]
Etiology
Applicable To Drug-induced myoclonus Palatal myoclonus Use Additional Use Additional Help Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. [icd10data.com]
Recently, PMEs have been recognized as a group of syndromes with specific etiologies. However, few studies demonstrated the EEG changes in PME in details. [journals.lww.com]
Over the last two decades, considerable developments have occurred in the field of PMEs and they have been recognized as a group of syndromes with specific etiologies. [2], [3], [4] Genetic tests had further enhanced the understanding of the disease process [bioline.org.br]
Over the last two decades, considerable developments have occurred in the field of PMEs and they have been recognized as a group of syndromes with specific etiologies. [2],[3],[4] Genetic tests had further enhanced the understanding of the disease process [neurologyindia.com]
Molecular genetics has emerged as a useful tool for enhancing subtype classification of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses.[25] There are 14 genetic forms (CLN1 to CLN14) described to date and 360 etiological mutations, most of which have been included in [thieme-connect.com]
Epidemiology
Epidemiology[edit] PME accounts for less than 1% of epilepsy cases at specialist centres. [en.wikipedia.org]
Epidemiology of the mitochondrial DNA 8344A > G mutation for the myoclonus epilepsy and ragged red fibres (MERRF) syndrome. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2003; 74: 1158–1159. PubMed CrossRef Google Scholar 9. DeVivo DC, DiMauro S. [link.springer.com]
Pathophysiology
But recognizing the phenomenology and understanding the pathophysiology are essential to ensure appropriate treatment. Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders provides a clinical pathway for effective diagnosis and management of these disorders. [books.google.de]
The nosology and pathophysiology of myoclonus. Mov Disord 1982:196–248. Google Scholar 2. Fahn S, Marsden CD, Van Woert MH. Definition and classification of myoclonus. Adv Neurol 1986; 43:1–5. PubMed Google Scholar 3. Nirenberg MJ, Frucht SJ. [link.springer.com]
Gaucher disease: the metabolic defect, pathophysiology, phenotypes and natural history. Pediatr Endocrinol Rev 2014; 12 (Suppl. 01) 72-81 37 Park JK, Orvisky E, Tayebi N, et al. [thieme-connect.com]
Prevention
Our database lists the following as having Epilepsy, progressive myoclonic 3 as a symptom of that condition: * Dentatorubral Pallidoluysian Atrophy Prevention - Epilepsy progressive myoclonic type 3 Not supplied. [checkorphan.org]
Screening and prevention of colorectal cancer Source: Finnish Medical Society Duodecim This article is freely available only to users in the UK. [evidence.nhs.uk]
Treatments For many patients, correct treatment can lower or prevent seizures. The most common treatment is anti-seizure medications. However, other treatment options are available. [cedars-sinai.edu]
To prevent worsening of myoclonus carbamazepine, phenytoin, gabapentin, pregabalin and lamotrigine should be avoided. [pubs.sciepub.com]