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Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are characterized by epilepsy, visual failure, psychomotor deterioration, and accumulation of autofluorescent lipopigment. CLN8 mutations result in Northern epilepsy and Turkish variant late infantile NCL. We describe the clinical and neurophysiological findings of three patients with CLN8 mutations from Italy. In these patients, the onset of epilepsy occurred between 3 and 6 years of age, with myoclonic, tonic-clonic, and atypical absence seizures. Electroencephalograms revealed focal and/or generalized abnormalities. In all cases, blindness and progressive attenuation of the electroretinogram were observed. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed cerebral and cerebellar atrophy, thinning of the corpus callosum, deep white matter hyperintensity, and hyperintensity of the posterior limb of internal capsules. Skin biopsy revealed lysosomal storage in the cytoplasm of fibroblasts. The clinical picture of our cases resembles that of the Turkish patients and clearly differs from that of Northern epilepsy, which is marked by a prolonged course without myoclonus and visual loss. Definition of the clinical spectrum of this condition will aid in its recognition and have implications for diagnosis and genetic counseling.
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PMID:Clinical and electrophysiological features of epilepsy in Italian patients with CLN8 mutations. 1712 65

We describe a 10-month-old boy with early-onset epileptic encephalopathy who was found to have a hemizygous deletion in 9q33.3-q34.11 involving STXBP1 and SPTAN1 genes. He presented at the age of 2.5 months with frequent upper extremity myoclonus, hypotonia, and facial dysmorphisms. Interictal EEG showed multifocal polyspike and wave during wakefulness and sleep. Ictal EEG revealed low-amplitude generalized sharp slow activity, followed by diffuse attenuation. Metabolic testing was unrevealing. Brain MRI showed thinning of the corpus callosum with an absence of rostrum. This patient is the second reported case with 9q33.3-q34.11 deletion involving STXBP1 and SPTAN1 genes associated with epileptic encephalopathy and myoclonic seizures. Larger case series are needed to better delineate this association.
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PMID:Early-onset epileptic encephalopathy with myoclonic seizures related to 9q33.3-q34.11 deletion involving STXBP1 and SPTAN1 genes. 2989 43