Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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A patient with Williams syndrome, craniosynostosis, and infantile spasms is described. At age 6 months, the infant demonstrated infantile spasms and craniosynostosis and was operated on for craniosynostosis and treated with adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) for the infantile spasms. ACTH completely controlled the seizures, but was halted because of the progression of ventricular hypertrophy. The seizure returned, and he was found to have elfin face, failure-to-thrive, developmental delay, and dental malformation in addition to congenital heart defects. High-resolution chromosome analysis revealed interstitial deletion of 7q11.22-q11.23. Therefore his clinical and cytogenetic diagnosis was Williams syndrome. Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) therapy reduced his seizures and improved the findings of EEG without cardiac side effects. In addition, his psychomotor development was slightly improved.
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PMID:Infantile spasms in a patient with williams syndrome and craniosynostosis. 1463 57