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Muschol N, Giugliani R, Jones SA, Muenzer J, Smith NJC, Whitley CB, Donnell M, Drake E, Elvidge K, Melton L, O'Neill C. Sanfilippo syndrome: consensus guidelines for clinical care. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2022; 17:391. [PMID: 36303195 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-022-02484-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Sanfilippo syndrome is a group of rare, complex, and progressive neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorders that is characterized by childhood dementia. The clinical management of patients with progressive neurological decline and multisystem involvement requires a multidisciplinary team with experience in the management of neurodegenerative disorders. Best practice guidelines for the clinical management of patients with these types of rare disorders are critical to ensure prompt diagnosis and initiation of appropriate care. However, there are no published standard global clinical care guidelines for patients with Sanfilippo syndrome. To address this, a literature review was conducted to evaluate the current evidence base and to identify evidence gaps. The findings were reviewed by an international steering committee composed of clinical experts with extensive experience in managing patients with Sanfilippo syndrome. The goal was to create a consensus set of basic clinical guidelines that will be accessible to and informed by clinicians globally, as well as providing a practical resource for families to share with their local care team who may not have experience with this rare disease. This review distills 178 guideline statements into an easily digestible document that provides evidence-based, expert-led recommendations for how to approach common management challenges and appropriate monitoring schedules in the care of patients with Sanfilippo syndrome.
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- Nicole Muschol
- Department of Pediatrics, International Center for Lysosomal Disorders (ICLD), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- DASA, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Casa dos Raros, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Women's and Children's Health Network and the Discipline of Paediatrics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Sanfilippo Children's Foundation, Freshwater, NSW, Australia
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- Cure Sanfilippo Foundation, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Sanfilippo Children's Foundation, Freshwater, NSW, Australia
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Morkous SS. A 16-Year-Old Male With Frequent Nocturnal Events During Slow Wave Sleep on a Polysomnogram. Cureus 2021; 13:e18047. [PMID: 34692279 PMCID: PMC8523337 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.18047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A 16-year-old male was referred by the primary care physician (PCP) for a second opinion. An initial evaluation in another sleep center suggested a working diagnosis of night terrors for the last two years. The child would wake up frequently screaming for few minutes before going back to sleep with no recollection of these events later. A video during the polysomnography (PSG) showed the patient having one of his typical events. He was eventually diagnosed with Sleep-related Hypermotor Epilepsy (SHE) seizures. This case highlights the importance of differentiating parasomnia and seizures, particularly for the sleep medicine providers that incorporate providers from different academic backgrounds. We will discuss the clinical challenges to make the distinction for the referring providers and demonstrate the importance of video-PSG to establish the diagnosis.
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- Sameh S Morkous
- Pediatric Neurology, Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital, Allentown, USA
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Barone R, Fiumara A, Gulisano M, Cirnigliaro L, Cocuzza MD, Guida C, Pettinato F, Greco F, Elia M, Rizzo R. Electroclinical Features of Epilepsy in Mucopolysaccharidosis III: Outcome Description in a Cohort of 15 Italian Patients. Front Neurol 2021; 12:705423. [PMID: 34349725 PMCID: PMC8326392 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.705423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mucopolysaccharidosis III (Sanfilippo syndromes) types A-D are rare lysosomal storage disorders characterized by heparan sulfate accumulation and neurodegeneration. Patients with MPS III present with developmental stagnation and/or regression, sleep disturbance, and behavioral abnormalities usually in the first years of life. Epilepsy may occur in a proportion of patients during the disease course. However, the progression of epilepsy and EEG changes in MPS III have not been systematically investigated. We report electroclinical features in a cohort of patients with MPS III over a follow-up period ranging from 6.5 to 22 years. Participants include 15 patients (11 females; aged 7-31 years) with MPS III A (n = 7, 47%), MPS III B (n = 5, 34%), MPS III C (n = 2, 13%), and MPS III D (n = 1, 6%). At the time of this study, 8 out of 15 patients (53%) had epilepsy. Epilepsy occurred in patients with advanced disease even in the first decade of life (mean age at onset: 12.1 ± 6.7 years). However, seizure onset may also be associated with abrupt worsening of the neurobehavioral phenotype. The main epilepsy types observed were generalized (four out of eight, 50%), followed by focal (three out of eight, 37%) and combined (two out of eight, 25%) epilepsy and status epilepticus (one out of eight, 12.5%). Seizures were generally controlled by one antiepileptic drug (AED) and most patients (seven out of eight, 87%) were still on therapy after a median follow-up period of 5 years (range: 1-9 years). A total of 66 EEGs were analyzed with a median EEG follow-up duration of 7 years (range: 6 months-14 years). Slowing of the background activity occurred in 7 (46%) patients aged 4-19 years. Epileptiform EEG abnormalities were observed in 10 patients at a mean age of 9.6 ± 2.9 years. EEG epileptiform discharges were not unavoidably linked to epilepsy. Early recognition and careful monitoring of electroclinical features in MPS III is necessary for appropriate care and for the detection of disease progression.
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- Rita Barone
- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.,Regional Referral Centre for Inborn Errors Metabolism, University Children Hospital, Policlinico San Marco, Catania, Italy
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- Regional Referral Centre for Inborn Errors Metabolism, University Children Hospital, Policlinico San Marco, Catania, Italy.,Paediatric Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Paediatric Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Oasi Research Institute, Istituto di Ricerca a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Troina, Italy
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- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Abramova AA, Attarian HP, Dolgova SM, Belyakova-Bodina AI, Iakovenko EV, Broutian AG. Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy in a patient with mucopolysaccharidosis type III. Sleep Sci 2021; 14:97-100. [PMID: 34917281 PMCID: PMC8663726 DOI: 10.5935/1984-0063.20200113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Both non-epileptic sleep disturbances and epilepsy are common in patients with mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS), so diagnosis of sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy in these patients is a tackling issue. We present a case of an adult patient with MPS IIIB (Sanfilippo syndrome), who presented with numerous nocturnal events of sudden awakening and hypermotor behavior, which had been previously regarded as parasomnias. Overnight video-EEG captured numerous stereotypical seizures with ictal pattern in the frontal regions, which led the diagnosis of SHE. The patient was started with carbamazepine, which resulted in a substantial reduction in the number of seizures. Our report provides further support for use of overnight video-EEG in the differential diagnosis of sleep-related disorders in MPS, yet true incidence of SHE in MPS patients remains unknown.
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- Anna A. Abramova
- Research Center of Neurology, Epilepsy Unit with Laboratory of Clinical Neurophysiology - Moscow - Russia
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Center for Sleep Disorders - Chicago - Illinois - United States
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- Research Center of Neurology, Epilepsy Unit with Laboratory of Clinical Neurophysiology - Moscow - Russia
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- Research Center of Neurology, Department of Neurogenetics - Moscow - Russia
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- Research Center of Neurology, Epilepsy Unit with Laboratory of Clinical Neurophysiology - Moscow - Russia
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Sampayo-Cordero M, Miguel-Huguet B, Malfettone A, Pérez-García JM, Llombart-Cussac A, Cortés J, Pardo A, Pérez-López J. The Value of Case Reports in Systematic Reviews from Rare Diseases. The Example of Enzyme Replacement Therapy (ERT) in Patients with Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II (MPS-II). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E6590. [PMID: 32927819 PMCID: PMC7558586 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17186590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Case reports are usually excluded from systematic reviews. Patients with rare diseases are more dependent on novel individualized strategies than patients with common diseases. We reviewed and summarized the novelties reported by case reports in mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS-II) patients treated with enzyme replacement therapy (ERT). METHODS We selected the case reports included in a previous meta-analysis of patients with MPS-II treated with ERT. Later clinical studies evaluating the same topic of those case reports were reported. Our primary aim was to summarize novelties reported in previous case reports. Secondary objectives analyzed the number of novelties evaluated in subsequent clinical studies and the time elapsed between the publication of the case report to the publication of the clinical study. RESULTS We identified 11 innovative proposals in case reports that had not been previously considered in clinical studies. Only two (18.2%) were analyzed in subsequent nonrandomized cohort studies. The other nine novelties (81.8%) were analyzed in later case reports (five) or were not included in ulterior studies (four) after more than five years from their first publication. CONCLUSIONS Case reports should be included in systematic reviews of rare disease to obtain a comprehensive summary of the state of research and offer valuable information for healthcare practitioners.
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- Miguel Sampayo-Cordero
- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), Ridgewood, NJ 07450, USA; (A.M.); (J.M.P.-G.); (A.L.-C.); (J.C.)
- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), 08018 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), Ridgewood, NJ 07450, USA; (A.M.); (J.M.P.-G.); (A.L.-C.); (J.C.)
- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), 08018 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), Ridgewood, NJ 07450, USA; (A.M.); (J.M.P.-G.); (A.L.-C.); (J.C.)
- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), 08018 Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Breast Cancer, Quiron Group, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), Ridgewood, NJ 07450, USA; (A.M.); (J.M.P.-G.); (A.L.-C.); (J.C.)
- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), 08018 Barcelona, Spain
- Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Universidad Católica de Valencia “San Vicente Mártir”, 46015 Valencia, Spain
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- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), Ridgewood, NJ 07450, USA; (A.M.); (J.M.P.-G.); (A.L.-C.); (J.C.)
- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), 08018 Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Breast Cancer, Quiron Group, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
- Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Albiotech Consultores y Redacción Científica S.L., 28035 Madrid, Spain;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Vall d’Hebron, 08035 Barcelona, Spain;
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Shapiro EG, Jones SA, Escolar ML. Developmental and behavioral aspects of mucopolysaccharidoses with brain manifestations - Neurological signs and symptoms. Mol Genet Metab 2017; 122S:1-7. [PMID: 29074036 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2017.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Revised: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a group of rare, inherited lysosomal storage disorders, caused by mutations in lysosomal enzymes involved in the degradation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). The resulting accumulation of GAGs in the body leads to widespread tissue and organ dysfunction. The spectrum, severity, and progression rate of clinical manifestations varies widely between and within the different MPS types. In addition to somatic signs and symptoms, which vary between the different MPS disorders, patients with MPS I, II, III, and VII present with significant neurological signs and symptoms, including impaired cognitive abilities, difficulties in language and speech, and/or behavioral and sleep problems. To effectively manage and develop therapies that target these neurological manifestations, it is of utmost importance to have a profound knowledge of their natural history and pathophysiology. This review describes the appearance and progression of neurological signs and symptoms in patients with MPS I, II, and III, based on presentations and discussions among an international group of experts during a meeting on the brain in MPS on April 28-30, 2016, and additional literature searches on this subject.
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- Elsa G Shapiro
- Shapiro Neuropsychology Consultants, LLC, Portland, OR, USA; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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- Willink Unit, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, CMFT, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Program for the Study of Neurodevelopment in Rare Disorders, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Rapoport DM, Mitchell JJ. Pathophysiology, evaluation, and management of sleep disorders in the mucopolysaccharidoses. Mol Genet Metab 2017; 122S:49-54. [PMID: 28964643 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2017.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Revised: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) represent a heterogeneous group of lysosomal storage disorders, each one associated with a deficiency in one of the enzymes involved in glycosaminoglycan degradation. Sleep disorders are a frequent manifestation of all types of MPS. Underlying causes are diverse and comprised of both respiratory and central nervous system (CNS) abnormalities. Sleep disordered breathing such as obstructive sleep apnea and nocturnal hypoventilation can arise in patients with upper airway obstruction and/or with alterations in respiratory mechanics, causing restrictive pulmonary disease. MPS patients with CNS disease can also develop sleep disturbances unrelated to ventilatory impairments, often associated with severe behavioral problems or night-time epileptic seizures. The present review discusses the pathophysiology, evaluation, and management of sleep disorders in MPS based on information from a meeting on the brain in MPS, attended by an international group of experts (April 28-30, 2016, Stockholm, Sweden), and additional literature searches.
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- Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Escolar ML, Jones SA, Shapiro EG, Horovitz DDG, Lampe C, Amartino H. Practical management of behavioral problems in mucopolysaccharidoses disorders. Mol Genet Metab 2017; 122S:35-40. [PMID: 29170079 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2017.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Revised: 09/22/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) disorders are caused by deficiencies of specific lysosomal enzymes, resulting in progressive glycosaminoglycan (GAG) accumulation in cells and tissues throughout the body. Excessive GAG storage can lead to a variety of somatic manifestations as well as primary and secondary neurological symptoms. Behavioral problems (like hyperactivity, attention difficulties, and severe frustration) and sleeping problems are typical primary neurological symptoms of MPS caused by GAG accumulation in neurons, and are frequently observed in patients with MPS I, II, III, and VII. As these problems often place a significant burden on the family, proper management is important. This review summarizes current insights into behavioral and sleeping problems in MPS disorders and the most optimal management approaches, as presented and discussed during a meeting of an international group of experts with extensive experience in managing and treating MPS.
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- Maria L Escolar
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Willink Unit, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, CMFT, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Pediatrics and Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Shapiro Neuropsychology Consultants, LLC, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, National Institute for Women, Children and Adolescent Health Fernandes Figueira/Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Center for Rare Diseases, Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken, Wiesbaden, Germany
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- Department of Child Neurology, Hospital Universitario Austral, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Scarpa M, Lourenço CM, Amartino H. Epilepsy in mucopolysaccharidosis disorders. Mol Genet Metab 2017; 122S:55-61. [PMID: 29170080 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2017.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Revised: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) disorders are caused by deficiencies of specific lysosomal enzymes involved in the catabolism of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). The resulting GAG accumulation in cells and tissues throughout the body leads to progressive multi-organ dysfunction. MPS patients present with several somatic manifestations, including short stature, musculoskeletal abnormalities, and cardiorespiratory dysfunction, and several primary and secondary neurological signs and symptoms. Epileptic seizures are neurological signs of MPS thought to develop due to accumulation of GAGs in the brain, triggering alterations in neuronal connectivity and signaling, and release of inflammatory mediators. The amount of literature on the prevalence, pathophysiology, clinical features, and management of epileptic seizures in patients with MPS is limited. This review discusses current knowledge on this topic, as well as two case examples, presented and discussed during a closed meeting on MPS and the brain among an international group of experts with extensive experience in managing and treating MPS.
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- Maurizio Scarpa
- Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken, Center for Rare Diseases, Wiesbaden, Germany; Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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- Neurogenetics Unit, Clinics Hospital of Ribeirao Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Child Neurology, Hospital Universitario Austral, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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