Article
Electroencephalographic and seizure manifestations of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent epilepsy.
Epilepsy & behavior : E&B - 1 Mar 2011
Veerapandiyan Aravindhan, Winchester Sara A, Gallentine William B, Smith Edward C, Kansagra Sujay, Hyland Keith, Mikati Mohamad A
Abstract excerpt
We describe the electroencephalographic and clinical seizure manifestations of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent epilepsy (PLP-DE) in two patients [diagnosis confirmed by low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) PLP, complete resolution of previously intractable seizures with PLP supplementation, negative pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy CSF biomarkers, and/or positive disease causing pyridox(am)ine 5'-phosphate oxidase gene...
Topics
- Child, Preschool
- Electroencephalography
- Epilepsy
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Mutation
- Pyridoxal Phosphate
