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    81例癫痫合并运动障碍患儿致病基因和表型特点分析

    Analysis of pathogenic genes and phenotypic characteristics of 81 children with epilepsy and movement disorders

    • 摘要: 目的 总结癫痫合并运动障碍(E-MD)患儿致病基因突变谱和相关表型特点。方法 回顾性收集2017年1月—2024年6月在徐州医科大学附属医院儿科就诊的基因检测异常的81例E-MD患儿病例资料,总结其致病基因、临床表现、脑电图、影像学等特点。结果 81例E-MD患儿的外显子组测序结果显示共涉及45个致病基因。致病基因主要涉及动作电位形成、突触传递、细胞功能等多个方面,包括15个离子通道相关基因、9个细胞功能相关基因、7个酶相关基因、6个突触相关基因、4个转录相关基因等。癫痫起病年龄为2日龄至14岁。发作类型包括全面性强直-阵挛发作(54例)、热性惊厥(28例)、痉挛发作(18例)、肌阵挛(17例)、强直发作(2例)、失张力发作(1例);局灶性发作31例,2种或2种以上发作形式53例。脑电图显示背景活动慢化8例;局部异常放电47例,广泛性及多灶性放电28例,其中高度失律8例,爆发抑制图形7例,正常脑电图2例。28例(34.6%)患儿有头颅影像学异常。结论 E-MD临床表现多样,与多种基因变异相关,最常见的是离子通道相关基因变异;突触传递、转录、细胞代谢、酶调节及细胞间相互作用等因素也可能参与E-MD的共同发病机制。

       

      Abstract: Objective To summarize the pathogenic gene mutation spectrum and related phenotypic characteristics in children with epilepsy accompanied by movement disorders (E-MD). Methods Retrospective analysis was conducted on 81 children with genetically confirmed E-MD who were treated in Department of Pediatrics, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from January 2017 to June 2024. Clinical data, including pathogenic gene mutations, clinical manifestations, electroencephalography (EEG) findings, and neuroimaging characteristics, were collected and analyzed. Results Whole-exome sequencing of the 81 E-MD patients revealed 45 pathogenic genes. The mutations mainly involved genes related to action potential formation, synaptic transmission, and cellular function, including 15 ion channel–related genes, 9 genes associated with cellular function, 7 enzyme-related genes, 6 synaptic-related genes, and 4 transcription-related genes. The age of seizure onset ranged from 2 days to 14 years. Seizure types included generalized tonic-clonic seizures (54 cases), febrile seizures (28 cases), spasms (18 cases), myoclonic seizures (17 cases), tonic seizures (2 cases), and atonic seizures (1 case). Focal seizures occurred in 31 patients, and multiple seizure types were observed in 53 patients. EEG findings showed background slowing in 8 cases, focal epileptiform discharges in 47 cases, and generalized or multifocal discharges in 28 cases, including 8 with hypsarrhythmia and 7 with burst-suppression patterns; 2 patients had normal EEGs. Cranial imaging abnormalities were detected in 28 children (34.6%). Conclusions E-MD presents with heterogeneous clinical manifestations and is associated with a broad spectrum of gene mutations, among which ion channel–related variants are the most common. Abnormalities in synaptic transmission, transcription regulation, cellular metabolism, enzymatic modulation, and cell–cell interactions may also contribute to the shared pathophysiological mechanisms underlying E-MD.

       

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