Pyridoxine-dependent Epilepsy – Case Reports

Summary

Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary disorder causing severe intractable epileptic seizures presenting typically in prenatal and neonatal period, rarely in early infancy (age up to 3 years). Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy, caused by metabolic disturbance of pyridoxine, is associated with mutations in the ALDH7A1 or ALDH4A1 gene. Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy is successfully treatable using high doses of pyridoxine. The diagnosis is based on biochemical and genetic examinations. Three case reports of patients with a typical clinical course of pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy and genetically detected mutation in the ALDH7A1 gene are presented.

Key words:
pyridoxine – pyridoxal-phosphate – pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy – pyridoxine-dependent seizures

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Chinese summary - 摘要

吡哆素依赖性癫痫 - 病例报告

吡哆素依赖性癫痫是一种罕见的常染色体隐性遗传性疾病，导致严重顽固性癫痫发作，典型地出现在产前和新生儿期，很少在婴儿期（3岁以下）。 由吡哆醇代谢紊乱引起的吡哆素依赖性癫痫与ALDH7A1或ALDH4A1基因突变有关。 吡哆素依赖性癫痫可以使用高剂量的吡哆醇成功治疗。 诊断是基于生物化学和遗传学检查。 介绍了典型的吡哆醇依赖性癫痫临床病程和ALDH7A1基因遗传检测突变患者的病例报告。

关键词：

吡哆醇 - 吡哆醛 - 磷酸 - 吡哆素依赖性癫痫 - 吡哆醇依赖性癫痫发作