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Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: neurological comorbidities and intrafamilial variability.
Italian journal of pediatrics - 17 Feb 2022
Pavone Piero, Pappalardo Xena Giada, Mustafa Naira, Cho Sung Yoon, Jin Dong Kyu, Incorpora Gemma, Falsaperla Raffaele, Marino Simona Domenica, Corsello Giovanni, Parano Enrico, Ruggieri Martino
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BACKGROUND: Alternating of Childhood (AHC) is an uncommon and complex disorder characterized by age of onset before 18 months with recurrent hemiplegia of one or either sides of the body or quadriplegia. The disorder is mainly caused by mutations in ATP1A3 gene, and to a lesser extent in ATP1A2 gene. In AHC neurological co-morbidities are various and frequently reported including developmental delay, epilepsy,...
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