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A characteristic EEG pattern in 4p-syndrome: case report and review of the literature.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11271384     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Deletions on the short arm of chromosome 4 cause Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) and Pitt-Rogers-Danks syndrome (PRDS). WHS is associated with severe growth and mental retardation, microcephaly, a characteristic facies and congenital malformations. The PRDS phenotype is similar to WHS but generally less severe. Seizures occur in the majority of WHS and PRDS patients. Sgrò et al. [17] described a stereotypic electroclinical pattern in four unrelated WHS patients, consisting of intermittent bursts of 2-3 Hz high voltage slow waves with spike wave activity in the parietal areas during drowsiness and sleep associated with myoclonic jerks. We report a patient with PRDS and the typical EEG pattern and review 14 WHS patients with similar EEG findings reported in the literature. CONCLUSION: Awareness and recognition of the characteristic electroclinical findings in Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome and Pitt-Rogers-Danks syndrome might help in the early diagnosis of such patients.
Authors:
A Zankl; M C Addor; M M Maeder-Ingvar; D F Schorderet
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of pediatrics     Volume:  160     ISSN:  0340-6199     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. J. Pediatr.     Publication Date:  2001 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-02-22     Completed Date:  2001-04-19     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7603873     Medline TA:  Eur J Pediatr     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  123-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland. zankl@medgen.unizh.ch
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnosis,  genetics,  physiopathology*
Child, Preschool
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4* / genetics
Electroencephalography*
Epilepsy / genetics,  physiopathology*
Gene Deletion*
Humans
In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
Syndrome

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