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Riederer F, Beiersdorf J, Scutelnic A, Schankin CJ. Migraine Aura-Catch Me If You Can with EEG and MRI-A Narrative Review. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:2844. [PMID: 37685382 PMCID: PMC10486733 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13172844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Roughly one-third of migraine patients suffer from migraine with aura, characterized by transient focal neurological symptoms or signs such as visual disturbance, sensory abnormalities, speech problems, or paresis in association with the headache attack. Migraine with aura is associated with an increased risk for stroke, epilepsy, and with anxiety disorder. Diagnosis of migraine with aura sometimes requires exclusion of secondary causes if neurological deficits present for the first time or are atypical. It was the aim of this review to summarize EEG an MRI findings during migraine aura in the context of pathophysiological concepts. This is a narrative review based on a systematic literature search. During visual auras, EEG showed no consistent abnormalities related to aura, although transient focal slowing in occipital regions has been observed in quantitative studies. In contrast, in familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) and migraine with brain stem aura, significant EEG abnormalities have been described consistently, including slowing over the affected hemisphere or bilaterally or suppression of EEG activity. Epileptiform potentials in FHM are most likely attributable to associated epilepsy. The initial perfusion change during migraine aura is probably a short lasting hyperperfusion. Subsequently, perfusion MRI has consistently demonstrated cerebral hypoperfusion usually not restricted to one vascular territory, sometimes associated with vasoconstriction of peripheral arteries, particularly in pediatric patients, and rebound hyperperfusion in later phases. An emerging potential MRI signature of migraine aura is the appearance of dilated veins in susceptibility-weighted imaging, which may point towards the cortical regions related to aura symptoms ("index vein"). Conclusions: Cortical spreading depression (CSD) cannot be directly visualized but there are probable consequences thereof that can be captured Non-invasive detection of CSD is probably very challenging in migraine. Future perspectives will be elaborated based on the studies summarized.
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- Franz Riederer
- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, CH 3010 Bern, Switzerland (C.J.S.)
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Medical Faculty, University of Zurich, CH 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Karl Landsteiner Institute for Clinical Epilepsy Reserach and Cognitive Neurology, AT 1130 Vienna, Austria;
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, CH 3010 Bern, Switzerland (C.J.S.)
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, CH 3010 Bern, Switzerland (C.J.S.)
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Kessi M, Chen B, Pang N, Yang L, Peng J, He F, Yin F. The genotype-phenotype correlations of the CACNA1A-related neurodevelopmental disorders: a small case series and literature reviews. Front Mol Neurosci 2023; 16:1222321. [PMID: 37555011 PMCID: PMC10406136 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2023.1222321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Genotype-phenotype correlations of the CACNA1A-related neurodevelopmental disorders such as global developmental delay (GDD)/intellectual disability (ID), epileptic encephalopathy (EE), and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are unknown. We aimed to summarize genotype-phenotype correlations and potential treatment for CACNA1A-related neurodevelopmental disorders. METHODS Six children diagnosed with CACNA1A-related neurodevelopmental disorders at Xiangya Hospital, Central South University from April 2018 to July 2021 were enrolled. The PubMed database was systematically searched for all reported patients with CACNA1A-related neurodevelopmental disorders until February 2023. Thereafter, we divided patients into several groups for comparison. RESULTS Six patients were recruited from our hospital. Three cases presented with epilepsy, five with GDD/ID, five with ataxia, and two with ASD. The variants included p.G701R, p.R279C, p.D1644N, p.Y62C, p.L1422Sfs*8, and p. R1664Q [two gain-of-function (GOF) and four loss-of-function (LOF) variants]. About 187 individuals with GDD/ID harboring 123 variants were found (case series plus data from literature). Of those 123 variants, p.A713T and p.R1664* were recurrent, 37 were LOF, and 7 were GOF. GOF variants were linked with severe-profound GDD/ID while LOF variants were associated with mild-moderate GDD/ID (p = 0.001). The p.A713T variant correlated with severe-profound GDD/ID (p = 0.003). A total of 130 epileptic patients harboring 83 variants were identified. The epileptic manifestations included status epilepticus (n = 64), provoked seizures (n = 49), focal seizures (n = 37), EE (n = 29), absence seizures (n = 26), and myoclonic seizures (n = 10). About 49 (42.20%) patients had controlled seizures while 67 (57.80%) individuals remained with refractory seizures. Status epilepticus correlated with variants located on S4, S5, and S6 (p = 0.000). Among the 83 epilepsy-related variants, 23 were recurrent, 32 were LOF, and 11 were GOF. Status epilepticus was linked with GOF variants (p = 0.000). LOF variants were associated with absence seizures (p = 0.000). Six patients died at an early age (3 months to ≤5 years). We found 18 children with ASD. Thirteen variants including recurrent ones were identified in those 18 cases. GOF changes were more linked to ASD. CONCLUSION The p.A713T variant is linked with severe-profound GDD/ID. More than half of CACNA1A-related epilepsy is refractory. The most common epileptic manifestation is status epilepticus, which correlates with variants located on S4, S5, and S6.
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- Miriam Kessi
- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Hunan Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Pediatrics, Changsha, China
- Clinical Research Center for Children’s Neurodevelopmental Disabilities of Hunan Province, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Hunan Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Pediatrics, Changsha, China
- Clinical Research Center for Children’s Neurodevelopmental Disabilities of Hunan Province, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Hunan Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Pediatrics, Changsha, China
- Clinical Research Center for Children’s Neurodevelopmental Disabilities of Hunan Province, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Hunan Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Pediatrics, Changsha, China
- Clinical Research Center for Children’s Neurodevelopmental Disabilities of Hunan Province, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Hunan Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Pediatrics, Changsha, China
- Clinical Research Center for Children’s Neurodevelopmental Disabilities of Hunan Province, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Hunan Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Pediatrics, Changsha, China
- Clinical Research Center for Children’s Neurodevelopmental Disabilities of Hunan Province, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Hunan Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Pediatrics, Changsha, China
- Clinical Research Center for Children’s Neurodevelopmental Disabilities of Hunan Province, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Indelicato E, Boesch S. CACNA1A-Related Channelopathies: Clinical Manifestations and Treatment Options. Handb Exp Pharmacol 2023; 279:227-248. [PMID: 36592223 DOI: 10.1007/164_2022_625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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In the last decade, variants in the Ca2+ channel gene CACNA1A emerged as a frequent aetiology of rare neurological phenotypes sharing a common denominator of variable paroxysmal manifestations and chronic cerebellar dysfunction. The spectrum of paroxysmal manifestations encompasses migraine with hemiplegic aura, episodic ataxia, epilepsy and paroxysmal non-epileptic movement disorders. Additional chronic neurological symptoms range from severe developmental phenotypes in early-onset cases to neurobehavioural disorders and chronic cerebellar ataxia in older children and adults.In the present review we systematically approach the clinical manifestations of CACNA1A variants, delineate genotype-phenotype correlations and elaborate on the emerging concept of an age-dependent phenotypic spectrum in CACNA1A disease. We furthermore reflect on different therapy options available for paroxysmal symptoms in CACNA1A and address open issues to prioritize in the future clinical research.
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- Elisabetta Indelicato
- Center for Rare Movement Disorders Innsbruck, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Center for Rare Movement Disorders Innsbruck, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Terpollili NA, Dolp R, Waehner K, Schwarzmaier SM, Rumbler E, Todorov B, Ferrari MD, van dem Maagdenburg AMJM, Plesnila N. Mutated neuronal voltage-gated Ca V2.1 channels causing familial hemiplegic migraine 1 increase the susceptibility for cortical spreading depolarization and seizures and worsen outcome after experimental traumatic brain injury. eLife 2022; 11:74923. [PMID: 35238776 PMCID: PMC8920504 DOI: 10.7554/elife.74923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Patients suffering from familial hemiplegic migraine type 1 (FHM1) may have a disproportionally severe outcome after head trauma, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Hence, we subjected knock-in mice carrying the severer S218L or milder R192Q FHM1 gain-of-function missense mutation in the CACNA1A gene that encodes the α1A subunit of neuronal voltage-gated CaV2.1 (P/Q-type) calcium channels and their wild-type (WT) littermates to experimental traumatic brain injury (TBI) by controlled cortical impact and investigated cortical spreading depolarizations (CSDs), lesion volume, brain edema formation, and functional outcome. After TBI, all mutant mice displayed considerably more CSDs and seizures than WT mice, while S218L mutant mice had a substantially higher mortality. Brain edema formation and the resulting increase in intracranial pressure were more pronounced in mutant mice, while only S218L mutant mice had larger lesion volumes and worse functional outcome. Here, we show that gain of CaV2.1 channel function worsens histopathological and functional outcome after TBI in mice. This phenotype was associated with a higher number of CSDs, increased seizure activity, and more pronounced brain edema formation. Hence, our results suggest increased susceptibility for CSDs and seizures as potential mechanisms for bad outcome after TBI in FHM1 mutation carriers.
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- Nicole A Terpollili
- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mannheim University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
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Genetic causes of acute encephalopathy in adults: beyond inherited metabolic and epileptic disorders. Neurol Sci 2022; 43:1617-1626. [PMID: 35066645 PMCID: PMC8783656 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-022-05899-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Kessi M, Chen B, Peng J, Yan F, Yang L, Yin F. Calcium channelopathies and intellectual disability: a systematic review. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2021; 16:219. [PMID: 33985586 PMCID: PMC8120735 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-021-01850-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Calcium ions are involved in several human cellular processes including corticogenesis, transcription, and synaptogenesis. Nevertheless, the relationship between calcium channelopathies (CCs) and intellectual disability (ID)/global developmental delay (GDD) has been poorly investigated. We hypothesised that CCs play a major role in the development of ID/GDD and that both gain- and loss-of-function variants of calcium channel genes can induce ID/GDD. As a result, we performed a systematic review to investigate the contribution of CCs, potential mechanisms underlying their involvement in ID/GDD, advancements in cell and animal models, treatments, brain anomalies in patients with CCs, and the existing gaps in the knowledge. We performed a systematic search in PubMed, Embase, ClinVar, OMIM, ClinGen, Gene Reviews, DECIPHER and LOVD databases to search for articles/records published before March 2021. The following search strategies were employed: ID and calcium channel, mental retardation and calcium channel, GDD and calcium channel, developmental delay and calcium channel. MAIN BODY A total of 59 reports describing 159 cases were found in PubMed, Embase, ClinVar, and LOVD databases. Variations in ten calcium channel genes including CACNA1A, CACNA1C, CACNA1I, CACNA1H, CACNA1D, CACNA2D1, CACNA2D2, CACNA1E, CACNA1F, and CACNA1G were found to be associated with ID/GDD. Most variants exhibited gain-of-function effect. Severe to profound ID/GDD was observed more for the cases with gain-of-function variants as compared to those with loss-of-function. CACNA1E, CACNA1G, CACNA1F, CACNA2D2 and CACNA1A associated with more severe phenotype. Furthermore, 157 copy number variations (CNVs) spanning calcium genes were identified in DECIPHER database. The leading genes included CACNA1C, CACNA1A, and CACNA1E. Overall, the underlying mechanisms included gain- and/ or loss-of-function, alteration in kinetics (activation, inactivation) and dominant-negative effects of truncated forms of alpha1 subunits. Forty of the identified cases featured cerebellar atrophy. We identified only a few cell and animal studies that focused on the mechanisms of ID/GDD in relation to CCs. There is a scarcity of studies on treatment options for ID/GDD both in vivo and in vitro. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that CCs play a major role in ID/GDD. While both gain- and loss-of-function variants are associated with ID/GDD, the mechanisms underlying their involvement need further scrutiny.
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- Miriam Kessi
- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- Hunan Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania
- Mawenzi Regional Referral Hospital, Moshi, Tanzania
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- Hunan Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- Hunan Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- Hunan Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- Hunan Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
- Hunan Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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Ghonimi NAM, AbdAlla MA, Fahmi RM. An adult woman with transient headache, neurological deficits, and lymphocytic pleocytosis (HaNDL syndrome) with intracerebral melanosis: case report. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROSURGERY 2020. [DOI: 10.1186/s41983-020-00209-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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AbstractHeadache with a neurological deficit and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) lymphocytosis (HaNDL) is usually under-recognized and under-reported. HaNDL is a self-limiting condition, but the grave symptoms require a large-scale differential diagnosis. We report a case of a 24-year-old female who developed dysarthria for several hours and decreased use of the right arm with right-sided facial weakness. After extensive investigation of blood, CSF, and neuroimaging, we excluded central nervous system infections and autoimmune and vascular diseases. A diagnosis of HaNDL was made according to clinical symptoms and CSF analysis. The prognosis was good, and the symptoms resolved. Repeated physical examination after 48 h was unremarkable. HaNDL is probably not as rare as commonly thought; awareness of its existence can avoid unnecessary and potentially harmful investigations and therapies. The clinical challenge relies on the fact that it remains a diagnosis of exclusion.
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Rare CACNA1A mutations leading to congenital ataxia. Pflugers Arch 2020; 472:791-809. [DOI: 10.1007/s00424-020-02396-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Li M, Zheng X, Zhong R, Zhao Q, Lu Y, Wang Z, Lin W. Familial Hemiplegic Migraine With Progressive Cerebellar Ataxia Caused by a p.Thr666Met CACNA1A Gene Mutation in a Chinese Family. Front Neurol 2019; 10:1221. [PMID: 31824404 PMCID: PMC6882281 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.01221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Here, we describe the first case of familial hemiplegic migraine type 1 (FHM1) resulting from a T666M mutation in the CACNA1A gene of a Chinese individual. A 54-year-old female patient demonstrated extensive clinical manifestations, including transient paropsia, hemianesthesia, logaphasia, hemiplegia, migraine, fever, impaired consciousness, and progressive cerebellar ataxia. At admission, neurological examination showed a fever of 38.6°C, coma, bilateral pupillary constriction, left-sided deviation of both eyes, meningeal irritation, and bilateral positive Chaddock's sign. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) displayed only cerebellar atrophy. The pressure and white blood cells of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were elevated. Her nine relatives also had similar clinical spectra. To further clarify the diagnosis, we conducted a genetic analysis on the family. The results of genetic testing showed that all seven living affected members carried the T666M mutation in the CACNA1A gene. This case report indicates that the diagnosis of FHM should be taken into account when a patient manifests migraine accompanied with hemiplegia, acute encephalopathy, and abnormal CSF. In addition, genetic testing is indispensable for the identification of some atypical attacks of hemiplegic migraine.
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- Mengmeng Li
- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Stroke-Like Episodes and Cerebellar Syndrome in Phosphomannomutase Deficiency (PMM2-CDG): Evidence for Hypoglycosylation-Driven Channelopathy. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19020619. [PMID: 29470411 PMCID: PMC5855841 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19020619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Revised: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Stroke-like episodes (SLE) occur in phosphomannomutase deficiency (PMM2-CDG), and may complicate the course of channelopathies related to Familial Hemiplegic Migraine (FHM) caused by mutations in CACNA1A (encoding CaV2.1 channel). The underlying pathomechanisms are unknown. We analyze clinical variables to detect risk factors for SLE in a series of 43 PMM2-CDG patients. We explore the hypothesis of abnormal CaV2.1 function due to aberrant N-glycosylation as a potential novel pathomechanism of SLE and ataxia in PMM2-CDG by using whole-cell patch-clamp, N-glycosylation blockade and mutagenesis. Nine SLE were identified. Neuroimages showed no signs of stroke. Comparison of characteristics between SLE positive versus negative patients' group showed no differences. Acute and chronic phenotypes of patients with PMM2-CDG or CACNA1A channelopathies show similarities. Hypoglycosylation of both CaV2.1 subunits (α1A and α2α) induced gain-of-function effects on channel gating that mirrored those reported for pathogenic CACNA1A mutations linked to FHM and ataxia. Unoccupied N-glycosylation site N283 at α1A contributes to a gain-of-function by lessening CaV2.1 inactivation. Hypoglycosylation of the α₂δ subunit also participates in the gain-of-function effect by promoting voltage-dependent opening of the CaV2.1 channel. CaV2.1 hypoglycosylation may cause ataxia and SLEs in PMM2-CDG patients. Aberrant CaV2.1 N-glycosylation as a novel pathomechanism in PMM2-CDG opens new therapeutic possibilities.
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Sporadic hemiplegic migraine (SHM) is defined as migraine attacks associated with some degree of motor weakness/hemiparesis during the aura phase and where no first degree relative (parent, sibling or child) has identical attacks. The present review deals with recent scientific studies according to which: The SHM prevalence is estimated to be 0.005%; SHM patients have clinical symptoms identical to patients with familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) and significantly different from patients with migraine with typical aura (typical MA); SHM affected had no increased risk of migraine without aura (MO), but a highly increased risk of typical MA compared to the general population; SHM patients only rarely have mutations in the FHM gene CACNA1A; SHM attacks in some cases can be treated with Verapamil. The reviewed data underlie the change in the International Classification of Headache Disorders 2nd edition where SHM became separated from migraine with typical aura or migraine with prolonged aura. All cases with motor weakness should be classified as either FHM or SHM.
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- L L Thomsen
- Danish Headache Centre, University of Copenhagen and Department of Neurology, Glostrup University Hospital, Glostrup, Copenhagen, 2600 Denmark.
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Oberndorfer S, Wöber C, Nasel C, Asenbaum S, Lahrmann H, Fueger B, Grisold W. Familial Hemiplegic Migraine: Follow-up Findings of Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Perfusion-MRI and [99mTc] HMPAO-SPECT in a Patient with Prolonged Hemiplegic Aura. Cephalalgia 2016; 24:533-9. [PMID: 15196295 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2003.00706.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) is a rare inherited autosomal dominant disorder. Migraine aura may last up to several weeks and then resolve without sequel. We report a 21-year-old male with FHM since the age of 3 years. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI), perfusion-MR imaging (P-MRI) and [99mTc] hexamethyl-propyleneamine-oxime-single photon emission tomography (HMPAO-SPECT) were performed on day 2, when he was somnolent with right-sided hemiplegia, on day 9 when a mild hemiparesis was still present and on day 24 after recovery. The right central region showed normal findings in DWI, whereas P-MRI and SPECT revealed hyperperfusion on day 2, less marked on day 9, and normal findings on day 24. In conclusion, this case report indicates for the first time, by means of SPECT, P-MRI and DWI studies, that even extremely long-lasting migraine aura is not associated with cerebral ischaemia. Therefore, it supports the revised International Headache Society criteria where the term ‘persistent’ aura is proposed.
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- S Oberndorfer
- Neurological Department, Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital, University of Vienna, Austria.
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Jäger HR, Giffin NJ, Goadsby PJ. Diffusion- and Perfusion-Weighted MR Imaging in Persistent Migrainous visual Disturbances. Cephalalgia 2016; 25:323-32. [PMID: 15839846 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2004.00858.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Pathological changes on diffusion-weighted MR scans had been described in hemiplegic migraine and perfusion changes had been demonstrated in typical migraine aura with radio-isotope studies and, more recently, MR perfusion imaging. However, there is relatively little knowledge of the pathophysiology of long-lasting migraine aura and its possibly variant phenotype, visual snow. Our aim was to investigate with advanced MR techniques whether patients with long-lasting visual disturbance showed regional alterations in cerebral water diffusion and perfusion. We have studied four patients using MR perfusion and MR diffusion imaging. Two patients had typical visual aura and two had a primary persistent visual disturbance (visual snow phenomenon). All patients had normal conventional structural MR imaging. MR diffusion-weighted images were acquired with a b-value of up to 1000 s/mm2. From the diffusion weighted images we generated maps of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), which were inspected visually and used for ADC measurements of predefined regions of interest, which included the visual, frontal, insular and temporal cortices. MR perfusion imaging was performed using a bolus tracking technique with dynamic susceptibility-weighted images. Colour coded maps of relative cerebral blood volume, mean transit time and bolus arrival time were generated, as well as time-signal intensity curves over the anterior, middle and posterior cerebral artery territories. The maps of the ADC and above perfusion parameters appeared symmetrical in all patients with no evidence of decreased water diffusion or cerebral perfusion in the occipital regions, or elsewhere. There was no statistically significant difference between the ADC measurements of the primary visual cortices and other cortical regions. Our findings suggest that regional changes in cerebral water diffusion and perfusion do not play an important part in the pathophysiology of persistent migraine aura or primary persistent visual disturbance.
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- H R Jäger
- Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
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Bahamonde MI, Serra SA, Drechsel O, Rahman R, Marcé-Grau A, Prieto M, Ossowski S, Macaya A, Fernández-Fernández JM. A Single Amino Acid Deletion (ΔF1502) in the S6 Segment of CaV2.1 Domain III Associated with Congenital Ataxia Increases Channel Activity and Promotes Ca2+ Influx. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0146035. [PMID: 26716990 PMCID: PMC4696675 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Mutations in the CACNA1A gene, encoding the pore-forming CaV2.1 (P/Q-type) channel α1A subunit, result in heterogeneous human neurological disorders, including familial and sporadic hemiplegic migraine along with episodic and progressive forms of ataxia. Hemiplegic Migraine (HM) mutations induce gain-of-channel function, mainly by shifting channel activation to lower voltages, whereas ataxia mutations mostly produce loss-of-channel function. However, some HM-linked gain-of-function mutations are also associated to congenital ataxia and/or cerebellar atrophy, including the deletion of a highly conserved phenylalanine located at the S6 pore region of α1A domain III (ΔF1502). Functional studies of ΔF1502 CaV2.1 channels, expressed in Xenopus oocytes, using the non-physiological Ba2+ as the charge carrier have only revealed discrete alterations in channel function of unclear pathophysiological relevance. Here, we report a second case of congenital ataxia linked to the ΔF1502 α1A mutation, detected by whole-exome sequencing, and analyze its functional consequences on CaV2.1 human channels heterologously expressed in mammalian tsA-201 HEK cells, using the physiological permeant ion Ca2+. ΔF1502 strongly decreases the voltage threshold for channel activation (by ~ 21 mV), allowing significantly higher Ca2+ current densities in a range of depolarized voltages with physiological relevance in neurons, even though maximal Ca2+ current density through ΔF1502 CaV2.1 channels is 60% lower than through wild-type channels. ΔF1502 accelerates activation kinetics and slows deactivation kinetics of CaV2.1 within a wide range of voltage depolarization. ΔF1502 also slowed CaV2.1 inactivation kinetic and shifted the inactivation curve to hyperpolarized potentials (by ~ 28 mV). ΔF1502 effects on CaV2.1 activation and deactivation properties seem to be of high physiological relevance. Thus, ΔF1502 strongly promotes Ca2+ influx in response to either single or trains of action potential-like waveforms of different durations. Our observations support a causative role of gain-of-function CaV2.1 mutations in congenital ataxia, a neurodevelopmental disorder at the severe-most end of CACNA1A-associated phenotypic spectrum.
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- Maria Isabel Bahamonde
- Laboratori de Fisiologia Molecular i Canalopaties, Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratori de Fisiologia Molecular i Canalopaties, Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Genomic and Epigenomic Variation in Disease Group, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Genomic and Epigenomic Variation in Disease Group, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pediatric Neurology Research Group, Vall d’Hebron Research Institute, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratori de Fisiologia Molecular i Canalopaties, Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Genomic and Epigenomic Variation in Disease Group, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pediatric Neurology Research Group, Vall d’Hebron Research Institute, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratori de Fisiologia Molecular i Canalopaties, Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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Russell MB. Management of sporadic and familial hemiplegic migraine. Expert Rev Neurother 2014; 10:381-7. [DOI: 10.1586/ern.09.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ducros A. Génétique de la migraine. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2013; 169:360-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2012.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2012] [Accepted: 11/14/2012] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Gadoth N. Pitfalls in the diagnosis of epilepsy during adolescence. Int J Adolesc Med Health 2011; 4:91-98. [PMID: 22912090 DOI: 10.1515/ijamh.1989.4.2.91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Russell MB, Ducros A. Sporadic and familial hemiplegic migraine: pathophysiological mechanisms, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and management. Lancet Neurol 2011; 10:457-70. [DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(11)70048-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 265] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Contribution of calcium-dependent facilitation to synaptic plasticity revealed by migraine mutations in the P/Q-type calcium channel. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 107:18694-9. [PMID: 20937883 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1009500107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The dynamics, computational power, and strength of neural circuits are essential for encoding and processing information in the CNS and rely on short and long forms of synaptic plasticity. In a model system, residual calcium (Ca(2+)) in presynaptic terminals can act through neuronal Ca(2+) sensor proteins to cause Ca(2+)-dependent facilitation (CDF) of P/Q-type channels and induce short-term synaptic facilitation. However, whether this is a general mechanism of plasticity at intact central synapses and whether mutations associated with human disease affect this process have not been described to our knowledge. In this report, we find that, in both exogenous and native preparations, gain-of-function missense mutations underlying Familial Hemiplegic Migraine type 1 (FHM-1) occlude CDF of P/Q-type Ca(2+) channels. In FHM-1 mutant mice, the alteration of P/Q-type channel CDF correlates with reduced short-term synaptic facilitation at cerebellar parallel fiber-to-Purkinje cell synapses. Two-photon imaging suggests that P/Q-type channels at parallel fiber terminals in FHM-1 mice are in a basally facilitated state. Overall, the results provide evidence that FHM-1 mutations directly affect both P/Q-type channel CDF and synaptic plasticity and that together likely contribute toward the pathophysiology underlying FHM-1. The findings also suggest that P/Q-type channel CDF is an important mechanism required for normal synaptic plasticity at a fast synapse in the mammalian CNS.
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Blumkin L, Michelson M, Leshinsky-Silver E, Kivity S, Lev D, Lerman-Sagie T. Congenital ataxia, mental retardation, and dyskinesia associated with a novel CACNA1A mutation. J Child Neurol 2010; 25:892-7. [PMID: 20097664 DOI: 10.1177/0883073809351316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The CACNA1A gene encodes the pore forming alpha-1A subunit of neuronal voltage-dependent P/Q-type Ca( 2+) channels. Mutations in this gene result in clinical heterogeneity, and present with either chronic progressive symptoms, paroxysmal events, or both, with clinical overlap among the different phenotypes. The authors describe a seven year-old boy with mental retardation and congenital cerebellar ataxia that developed dyskinesia at the age of a few months, and recurrent episodes of coma following mild head trauma associated with motor and autonomic signs, from the second year of life. An extensive metabolic evaluation, interictal electroencephalography (EEG), and muscle biopsy were normal. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during one of these episodes revealed edema of the right hemisphere and cerebellar atrophy. Genetic testing revealed a R1350Q mutation in the CACNA1A gene. This is a novel de novo mutation.Congenital cerebellar ataxia can be a result of CACNA1A mutations, especially when associated with recurrent unexplained coma.
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- Lubov Blumkin
- Pediatric Neurology Unit, Wolfson Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel- Aviv University, Holon, Israel
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van den Maagdenberg AMJM, Pizzorusso T, Kaja S, Terpolilli N, Shapovalova M, Hoebeek FE, Barrett CF, Gherardini L, van de Ven RCG, Todorov B, Broos LAM, Tottene A, Gao Z, Fodor M, De Zeeuw CI, Frants RR, Plesnila N, Plomp JJ, Pietrobon D, Ferrari MD. High cortical spreading depression susceptibility and migraine-associated symptoms in Ca(v)2.1 S218L mice. Ann Neurol 2010; 67:85-98. [PMID: 20186955 DOI: 10.1002/ana.21815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The CACNA1A gene encodes the pore-forming subunit of neuronal Ca(V)2.1 Ca2+ channels. In patients, the S218L CACNA1A mutation causes a dramatic hemiplegic migraine syndrome that is associated with ataxia, seizures, and severe, sometimes fatal, brain edema often triggered by only a mild head trauma. METHODS We introduced the S218L mutation into the mouse Cacna1a gene and studied the mechanisms for the S218L syndrome by analyzing the phenotypic, molecular, and electrophysiological consequences. RESULTS Cacna1a(S218L) mice faithfully mimic the associated clinical features of the human S218L syndrome. S218L neurons exhibit a gene dosage-dependent negative shift in voltage dependence of Ca(V)2.1 channel activation, resulting in enhanced neurotransmitter release at the neuromuscular junction. Cacna1a(S218L) mice also display an exquisite sensitivity to cortical spreading depression (CSD), with a vastly reduced triggering threshold, an increased propagation velocity, and frequently multiple CSD events after a single stimulus. In contrast, mice bearing the R192Q CACNA1A mutation, which in humans causes a milder form of hemiplegic migraine, typically exhibit only a single CSD event after one triggering stimulus. INTERPRETATION The particularly low CSD threshold and the strong tendency to respond with multiple CSD events make the S218L cortex highly vulnerable to weak stimuli and may provide a mechanistic basis for the dramatic phenotype seen in S218L mice and patients. Thus, the S218L mouse model may prove a valuable tool to further elucidate mechanisms underlying migraine, seizures, ataxia, and trauma-triggered cerebral edema.
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Marchioni E, Minoli L. Headache attributed to infections nosography and differential diagnosis. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2010; 97:601-26. [PMID: 20816458 DOI: 10.1016/s0072-9752(10)97052-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Headache is a very frequent symptom of infection. It has many possible underlying mechanisms, of which two or more can coexist in a single patient. It can be caused by direct stimulation of intracranial pain-producing structures, as in the case of brain abscesses, by irritation of the pachy- and leptomeninges, as in cases of bacterial or viral meningitis, or by a state of intracranial hypertension, as seen in obstructive hydrocephalus. There is no doubt that headache is often the first or the predominant symptom of serious, sometimes life-threatening, infectious diseases; certainly, it is a condition frequently encountered in all epidemiological studies. Indeed, it is estimated that over 60% of people have, at some point in their lives, experienced headache during an infection. This evidence leads to the need for a systematic approach to headache secondary to infection. This chapter provides some elements on pain mechanisms in systemic and intracranial infections and on the possible role of antimicrobial agents in the genesis of headache. The first section provides a detailed "etiology-based" description of the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd edition (ICHD-II: Headache Classification Subcommittee of the International Headache Society, 2004), while the second section presents a "symptom-based" algorithm applicable in the first diagnostic assessment, according to the headache features and to the most frequently associated clinical manifestations during infections of the central nervous system (CNS).
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- E Marchioni
- Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Nazionale C. Mondino, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy.
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Weiss N, Sandoval A, Felix R, Van den Maagdenberg A, De Waard M. The S218L familial hemiplegic migraine mutation promotes deinhibition of Ca(v)2.1 calcium channels during direct G-protein regulation. Pflugers Arch 2008; 457:315-26. [PMID: 18581134 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-008-0541-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2007] [Revised: 05/20/2008] [Accepted: 06/03/2008] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Familial hemiplegic migraine type 1 (FHM-1) is caused by mutations in CACNA1A, the gene encoding for the Ca(v)2.1 subunit of voltage-gated calcium channels. Although various studies attempted to determine biophysical consequences of these mutations on channel activity, it remains unclear exactly how mutations can produce a FHM-1 phenotype. A lower activation threshold of mutated channels resulting in increased channel activity has been proposed. However, hyperactivity may also be caused by a reduction of the inhibitory pathway carried by G-protein-coupled-receptor activation. The aim of this study is to determine functional consequences of the FHM-1 S218L mutation on direct G-protein regulation of Ca(v)2.1 channels. In HEK 293 cells, DAMGO activation of human mu-opioid receptors induced a 55% Ba(2+) current inhibition through both wild-type and S218L mutant Ca(v)2.1 channels. In contrast, this mutation considerably accelerates the kinetic of current deinhibition following channel activation by 1.7- to 2.3-fold depending on membrane potential values. Taken together, these data suggest that the S218L mutation does not affect G-protein association onto the channel in the closed state but promotes its dissociation from the activated channel, thereby decreasing the inhibitory G-protein pathway. Similar results were obtained with the R192Q FHM-1 mutation, although of lesser amplitude, which seems in line with the less severe associated clinical phenotype in patients. Functional consequences of FHM-1 mutations appear thus as the consequence of the alteration of both intrinsic biophysical properties and of the main inhibitory G-protein pathway of Ca(v)2.1 channels. The present study furthers molecular insight in the physiopathology of FHM-1.
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- Norbert Weiss
- INSERM U836, Site Santé la Tronche, BP 170, 38042, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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Freilinger T, Bohe M, Wegener B, Müller-Myhsok B, Dichgans M, Knoblauch H. Expansion of the Phenotypic Spectrum of the CACNA1A T666M Mutation: A Family with Familial Hemiplegic Migraine Type 1, Cerebellar Atrophy and Mental Retardation. Cephalalgia 2008; 28:403-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01540.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- T Freilinger
- Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Klinikum Großhadern, Munich
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- Vivantes Klinikum am Urban, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Berlin
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- Vivantes Klinikum am Urban, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Berlin
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Klinikum Großhadern, Munich
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- Vivantes Klinikum am Urban, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Berlin
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Chan YC, Burgunder JM, Wilder-Smith E, Chew SE, Lam-Mok-Sing KMJ, Sharma V, Ong BKC. Electroencephalographic changes and seizures in familial hemiplegic migraine patients with the CACNA1A gene S218L mutation. J Clin Neurosci 2008; 15:891-4. [PMID: 18313928 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2007.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2006] [Accepted: 01/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The S218L CACNA1A mutation has been previously described in two families with familial hemiplegic migraine. We present three siblings with the mutation with the novel association of childhood seizures, and highlight the dynamic changes seen on electroencephalography during hemiplegic migraine attacks. Depressed activity contralateral to the hemiparesis was seen on electroencephalography during acute hemiplegic migraine attacks, which may be due to changes to calcium channels caused by the S218L mutation. Both parents were asymptomatic and did not carry the S218L mutation in their blood. This suggests the presence of mosaicism in the transmitting parent.
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- Yee-Cheun Chan
- Division of Neurology, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074, Singapore.
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Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is an inherited small-artery disease of mid-adulthood caused by mutations of the NOTCH3 gene. The disease is responsible for widespread white-matter lesions associated with lacunar infarctions in various subcortical areas. The disease is responsible for migraine with aura and ischemic strokes, and is associated with various degrees of cognitive impairment and with mood disturbances. CADASIL is considered as a unique model to investigate what is known as "subcortical ischemic vascular dementia." Recent data suggest that the number of lacunar infarctions and severity of cerebral atrophy are the main magnetic resonance imaging markers associated with cognitive and motor disabilities in this disorder. Mood disturbances are reported in 10% to 20% of patients, most often in association with cognitive alterations. Their exact origin remains unknown; the presence of ischemic lesions within the basal ganglia or the frontal white matter may promote the occurrence of these symptoms. Further studies are needed to better understand the relationships between cerebral lesions and both cognitive and psychiatric symptoms in this small-vessel disease of the brain.
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- Hugues Chabriat
- Department of Neurology, Hopital Lariboisière, Université Paris VII, Denis Diderot, Paris, France.
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Clinical and pathophysiological evidences connect migraine and the cerebellum. Literature on documented cerebellar abnormalities in migraine, however, is relatively sparse. Cerebellar involvement may be observed in 4 types of migraines: in the widespread migraine with aura (MWA) and migraine without aura (MWoA) forms; in particular subtypes of migraine such as basilar-type migraine (BTM); and in the genetically driven autosomal dominant familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) forms. Cerebellar dysfunction in migraineurs varies largely in severity, and may be subclinical. Purkinje cells express calcium channels that are related to the pathophysiology of both inherited forms of migraine and primary ataxias, mostly spinal cerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA-6) and episodic ataxia type 2 (EA-2). Genetically driven ion channels dysfunction leads to hyperexcitability in the brain and cerebellum, possibly facilitating spreading depression waves in both locations. This review focuses on the cerebellar involvement in migraine, the relevant ataxias and their association with this primary headache, and discusses some of the pathophysiological processes putatively underlying these diseases.
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- Maurice Vincent
- Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) is a rare and genetically heterogeneous autosomal dominant subtype of migraine with aura. Mutations in the genes CACNA1A and SCNA1A, encoding the pore-forming alpha(1) subunits of the neuronal voltage-gated Ca2+ channels Ca(V)2.1 and Na+ channels Na(V)1.1, are responsible for FHM1 and FHM3, respectively, whereas mutations in ATP1A2, encoding the alpha2 subunit of the Na+, K+ adenosinetriphosphatase (ATPase), are responsible for FHM2. This review discusses the functional studies of two FHM1 knockin mice and of several FHM mutants in heterologous expression systems (12 FHM1, 8 FHM2, and 1 FHM3). These studies show the following: (1) FHM1 mutations produce gain-of-function of the Ca(V)2.1 channel and, as a consequence, increased Ca(V)2.1-dependent neurotransmitter release from cortical neurons and facilitation of in vivo induction and propagation of cortical spreading depression (CSD: the phenomenon underlying migraine aura); (2) FHM2 mutations produce loss-of-function of the alpha2 Na+,K+-ATPase; and (3) the FHM3 mutation accelerates recovery from fast inactivation of Na(V)1.5 (and presumably Na(V)1.1) channels. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that FHM mutations share the ability of rendering the brain more susceptible to CSD by causing either excessive synaptic glutamate release (FHM1) or decreased removal of K+ and glutamate from the synaptic cleft (FHM2) or excessive extracellular K+ (FHM3). The FHM data support a key role of CSD in migraine pathogenesis and point to cortical hyperexcitability as the basis for vulnerability to CSD and to migraine attacks. Hence, they support novel therapeutic strategies that consider CSD and cortical hyperexcitability as key targets for preventive migraine treatment.
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- Daniela Pietrobon
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy.
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Ducros A. Hemiplegic Migraine: Clinical Features, Links with Basilar-type Migraine, Current and Future Treatment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-5013.2006.00037.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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de Theije-Kors E, Haan J. Hemiplegic and Basilar-type Migraine: Epidemiology, Genetics, and Mechanisms. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-5013.2006.00036.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Razvi SSM, Bone I. Single gene disorders causing ischaemic stroke. J Neurol 2006; 253:685-700. [PMID: 16807686 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0048-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2005] [Revised: 08/04/2005] [Accepted: 09/23/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Stroke is the third most common cause of death and the leading cause of long-term neurological disability in the world. Conventional vascular risk factors for stroke contribute approximately to only forty to fifty percent of stroke risk. Genetic factors may therefore contribute to a significant proportion of stroke and may be polygenic, monogenic or multi-factorial. Monogenic (single gene) disorders may potentially account for approximately one percent of all ischaemic stroke. Monogenic stroke disorders include conditions such as cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL), cerebral autosomal recessive arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CARASIL) and hereditary endotheliopathy, retinopathy, nephropathy and stroke (HERNS). In addition, other monogenic conditions such as sickle cell and Fabry disease also lead to stroke. These monogenic disorders cause either small vessel or large vessel stroke (or a combination of both) and serve as useful models for understanding and studying conventional stroke and cerebrovascular disease and its accompaniments such as vascular dementia.
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- Saif S M Razvi
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Southern General Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK
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Curtain RP, Smith RL, Ovcaric M, Griffiths LR. Minor head trauma-induced sporadic hemiplegic migraine coma. Pediatr Neurol 2006; 34:329-32. [PMID: 16638514 DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2005] [Revised: 06/28/2005] [Accepted: 08/30/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Familial hemiplegic migraine is a severe, rare subtype of migraine. Gene mutations on chromosome 19 have been identified in the calcium channel, voltage-dependent, P/Q type, alpha-1A subunit gene (chromosome 19p13) for familial hemiplegic migraine. Recently a gene mutation (Serine-218-Leucine) for a dramatic syndrome associated with familial hemiplegic migraine, commonly named "migraine coma", has implicated exon 5 of this gene. The occurrence of trivial head trauma, in such familial hemiplegic migraine patients, may also be complicated by severe, sometimes even fatal, cerebral edema and coma occurring after a lucid interval. Sporadic hemiplegic migraine shares a similar spectrum of clinical presentation and genetic heterogeneity. The case report presented in this article implicates the involvement of the Serine-218-Leucine mutation in the extremely rare disorder of minor head trauma-induced migraine coma. We conclude that the Serine-218-Leucine mutation in the calcium channel, voltage-dependent, P/Q type, alpha-1A subunit gene is involved in sporadic hemiplegic migraine, delayed cerebral edema and coma after minor head trauma.
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- Robert P Curtain
- Genomics Research Centre, School of Medical Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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Tottene A, Pivotto F, Fellin T, Cesetti T, van den Maagdenberg AMJM, Pietrobon D. Specific Kinetic Alterations of Human CaV2.1 Calcium Channels Produced by Mutation S218L Causing Familial Hemiplegic Migraine and Delayed Cerebral Edema and Coma after Minor Head Trauma. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:17678-86. [PMID: 15743764 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m501110200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Mutation S218L in the Ca(V)2.1 alpha(1) subunit of P/Q-type Ca(2+) channels produces a severe clinical phenotype in which typical attacks of familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) triggered by minor head trauma are followed, after a lucid interval, by deep (even fatal) coma and long lasting severe cerebral edema. We investigated the functional consequences of this mutation on human Ca(V)2.1 channels expressed in human embryonic kidney 293 cells and in neurons from Ca(V)2.1 alpha(1)(-/-) mice by combining single channel and whole cell patch clamp recordings. Mutation S218L produced a shift to lower voltages of the single channel activation curve and a consequent increase of both single channel and whole cell Ba(2+) influx in both neurons and human embryonic kidney 293 cells. Compared with the other FHM-1 mutants, the S218L shows one of the largest gains of function, especially for small depolarizations, which are insufficient to open the wild-type channel. S218L channels open at voltages close to the resting potential of many neurons. Moreover, the S218L mutation has unique effects on the kinetics of inactivation of the channel because it introduces a large component of current that inactivates very slowly, and it increases the rate of recovery from inactivation. During long depolarizations at voltages that are attained during cortical spreading depression, the extent of inactivation of the S218L channel is considerably smaller than that of the wild-type channel. We discuss how the unique combination of a particularly slow inactivation during cortical spreading depression and a particularly low threshold of channel activation might lead to delayed severe cerebral edema and coma after minor head trauma.
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- Angelita Tottene
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy
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Black DF, Kung S, Sola CL, Bostwick MJ, Swanson JW. Familial hemiplegic migraine, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and Erdheim-Chester disease. Headache 2005; 44:911-5. [PMID: 15447701 DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2004.04174.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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We report the occurrence of unilateral cerebral hemisphere edema with subsequent cortical laminar necrosis in the setting of familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) and permanent neurologic sequelae after resolution of an attack in 1 patient. Contemporaneous with this severe attack of FHM, the patient was found to exhibit multiple systemic and neurological symptoms referable to Erdheim-Chester disease (a rare non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis) that was confirmed by bone biopsy. This case demonstrates the severity possible with a migrainous infarction associated with FHM. The co-occurrence of two such rare entities in 1 patient suggests a possible relationship.
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Spadaro M, Ursu S, Lehmann-Horn F, Veneziano L, Liana V, Antonini G, Giovanni A, Giunti P, Paola G, Frontali M, Jurkat-Rott K. A G301R Na+/K+ -ATPase mutation causes familial hemiplegic migraine type 2 with cerebellar signs. Neurogenetics 2004; 5:177-85. [PMID: 15459825 DOI: 10.1007/s10048-004-0183-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2004] [Accepted: 03/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) is an autosomal dominant subtype of migraine with hemiparesis during the aura. In over 50% of cases the causative gene is CACNA1A (FHM1), which in some cases produces a phenotype with cerebellar signs, including ataxia and nystagmus. Recently, mutations in ATP1A2 on chromosome 1q23 encoding a Na+/K+ -ATPase subunit were identified in four families (FHM2). We now describe an FHM2 pedigree with a fifth ATP1A2 mutation coding for a G301R substitution. The phenotype was particularly severe and included hemiplegic migraine, seizure, prolonged coma, elevated temperature, sensory deficit, and transient or permanent cerebellar signs, such as ataxia, nystagmus, and dysarthria. A mild crossed cerebellar diaschisis during an attack further supported the clinical evidence of a cerebellar deficit. This is the first report suggesting cerebellar involvement in FHM2. A possible role for CACNA1A in producing the phenotype in this family was excluded by linkage studies to the FHM1 locus. The study of this family suggests that the absence of cerebellar signs may not be a reliable indicator to clinically differentiate FHM2 from FHM1.
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- Maria Spadaro
- Department of Neurological Sciences, 1st Medical School, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Haan J, Kors EE, van den Maagdenberg AMJM, Vanmolkot KRJ, Terwindt GM, Frants RR, Ferrari MD. Toward a molecular genetic classification of familial hemiplegic migraine. Curr Pain Headache Rep 2004; 8:238-43. [PMID: 15115644 DOI: 10.1007/s11916-004-0058-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The genetics of migraine is a fascinating and rapidly moving research area. Familial hemiplegic migraine, a rare subtype of migraine with a Mendelian pattern of inheritance, is caused by mutations in the chromosome 19 CACNA1A gene or in the chromosome 1 ATP1A2 gene. Familial migraine variants are classified on the basis of clinical, descriptive criteria, but this is insufficient. In the future, a diagnostic classification based on mutation-analysis is needed.
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- Joost Haan
- Department of Neurology (K5Q), Leiden University Medical Centre, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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Chabriat H, Joutel A, Vahedi K, Tournier-Lasserve E, Bousser M. CADASIL: Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy. Stroke 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/b0-44-306600-0/50038-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Pseudomigraine with temporary neurologic symptoms and lymphocytic pleocytosis is a self-limited syndrome of unknown origin characterized by headache accompanied by transient neurologic symptoms and cerebrospinal fluid lymphocytosis. Patients with this condition are between 15 and 40 years of age. The syndrome is more frequent in men. The clinical picture encompasses one to 12 episodes of changing variable neurologic deficits accompanied by moderate to severe headache and occasional fever. These headaches are described as predominantly throbbing and bilateral with a variable duration (mean, 19 hours). The average duration of the transient neurologic deficit is 5 hours. Sensory (78% episodes), aphasic (66%), and motor (56%) disturbances are the most common. Migraine-like visual symptoms are relatively rare (18% episodes). Patients are asymptomatic between episodes and after the symptomatic period (duration > 3 months). Lymphocytic pleocytosis (10 to 760 cells mm(3)) and increased cerebrospinal fluid protein are found with negative bacteriologic, viral, fungal, and immunologic studies. Brain computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are normal, but an electroencephalogram frequently shows focal slowing over the symptomatic brain area. Single photon emission computed tomography reveals transient focal areas of decreased uptake consistent with the clinical symptoms. It is possible that pseudomigraine with temporary neurologic symptoms and lymphocytic pleocytosis could result from an activation of the immune system secondary to a recent viral infection, which would produce antibodies against neuronal or vascular antigens. This autoimmune attack may induce an aseptic leptomeningeal vasculitis, accounting for the headache and the transient symptoms likely through a spreading depression-like mechanism.
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- Julio Pascual
- Service of Neurology, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla (UC), 39008 Santander, Spain.
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Marconi R, De Fusco M, Aridon P, Plewnia K, Rossi M, Carapelli S, Ballabio A, Morgante L, Musolino R, Epifanio A, Micieli G, De Michele G, Casari G. Familial hemiplegic migraine type 2 is linked to 0.9Mb region on chromosome 1q23. Ann Neurol 2003; 53:376-81. [PMID: 12601705 DOI: 10.1002/ana.10464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by episodes of transient hemiparesis followed by headache. Two chromosomal loci are associated to FHM: FHM1 on chromosome 19 and FHM2 on chromosome 1q21-23. Mutations of the alpha-1A subunit of the voltage gated calcium channel (CACNA1A) are responsible for FHM1. FHM2 critical region spans 28 cM, hence hampering the identification of the responsible gene. Here, we report the FHM2 locus refining by linkage analysis on two large Italian families affected by pure FHM. The new critical region covers a small area of 0.9Mb in 1q23 and renders feasible a positional candidate approach. By mutation analysis, we excluded the calsequestrin and two potassium channel genes mapping within the narrowed FHM2 locus.
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- Roberto Marconi
- Department of Neurology, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy
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De Fusco M, Marconi R, Silvestri L, Atorino L, Rampoldi L, Morgante L, Ballabio A, Aridon P, Casari G. Haploinsufficiency of ATP1A2 encoding the Na+/K+ pump alpha2 subunit associated with familial hemiplegic migraine type 2. Nat Genet 2003; 33:192-6. [PMID: 12539047 DOI: 10.1038/ng1081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 643] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2002] [Accepted: 12/12/2002] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Headache attacks and autonomic dysfunctions characterize migraine, a very common, disabling disorder with a prevalence of 12% in the general population of Western countries. About 20% of individuals affected with migraine experience aura, a visual or sensory-motor neurological dysfunction that usually precedes or accompanies the headache. Although the mode of transmission is controversial, population-based and twin studies have implicated genetic factors, especially in migraine with aura. Familial hemiplegic migraine is a hereditary form of migraine characterized by aura and some hemiparesis. Here we show that mutations in the gene ATP1A2 that encodes the alpha2 subunit of the Na+/K+ pump are associated with familial hemiplegic migraine type 2 (FHM2) linked to chromosome 1q23 (OMIM 602481). Functional data indicate that the putative pathogenetic mechanism is triggered by a loss of function of a single allele of ATP1A2. This is the first report associating mutations of Na+K+ pump subunits to genetic diseases.
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- Maurizio De Fusco
- Human Molecular Genetics Unit, Dibit-San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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The search for genes involved in the pathophysiology of migraine poses major difficulties. First, there is no objective diagnostic method to assess the status of the individuals studied. Second, migraine is a polygenic multifactorial disorder. Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) is the only known autosomal dominant subtype of migraine. In half the families with FHM who have been studied, there are mutations in the calcium-channel gene CACNA1A, located on chromosome 19. In other families, a locus has been mapped on chromosome 1. The role of these loci in typical migraine is still unknown. A susceptibility locus for migraine with aura has been located on chromosome 19 (but is distinct from CACNA1A) and a genome-wide linkage analysis has mapped a susceptibility locus on chromosome 4. Another locus for migraine may be on the X chromosome. Finally, many positive association studies have been published, but few have been replicated.
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- Anne Ducros
- Headache Emergency Department, Lariboisière Hospital, Paris, France.
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Lykke Thomsen L, Kirchmann Eriksen M, Faerch Romer S, Andersen I, Ostergaard E, Keiding N, Olesen J, Russell MB. An epidemiological survey of hemiplegic migraine. Cephalalgia 2002; 22:361-75. [PMID: 12110112 DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.2002.00371.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The objective of the present study was to use systematic nation-wide case-finding methods to establish the prevalence and sex ratio of hemiplegic migraine (HM) in the entire Danish population of 5.2 million inhabitants. Affected patients were identified from three different recruitment sources: the National Patient Register, case records from private practising neurologists and advertisements. Based on the observed number of affected patients from each case-finding method, it was attempted to estimate the total number of affected patients by means of the statistical method known as capture-recapture. Two hundred and ninety-one affected patients were identified; 147 were familial HM from 44 different families, 105 were sporadic HM and 39 were unclassifiable HM. The HM sex ratio (M:F) was 1:3. Based on the identified number of affected patients the prevalence of HM at the end of 1999 was estimated to be 0.01% in Denmark, where the familial and sporadic form were equally frequent.
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- L Lykke Thomsen
- The Danish Headache Center, University of Copenhagen, Department of Neurology, Glostrup Hospital, Ndr. Ringvej Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark.
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Ducros A, Denier C, Joutel A, Cecillon M, Lescoat C, Vahedi K, Darcel F, Vicaut E, Bousser MG, Tournier-Lasserve E. The clinical spectrum of familial hemiplegic migraine associated with mutations in a neuronal calcium channel. N Engl J Med 2001; 345:17-24. [PMID: 11439943 DOI: 10.1056/nejm200107053450103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 357] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Familial hemiplegic migraine, an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by attacks of transient hemiparesis followed by a migraine headache, is classically divided into pure familial hemiplegic migraine (affecting 80 percent of families) and familial hemiplegic migraine with permanent cerebellar signs (affecting 20 percent of families). Mutations in CACNA1A, which encodes a neuronal calcium channel, are present in 50 percent of families with hemiplegic migraine, including all those with cerebellar signs. We studied the various clinical manifestations associated with mutations in CACNA1A in families with hemiplegic migraine with and without cerebellar signs. METHODS CACNA1A was analyzed and nine mutations were detected in 15 of 16 probands of families affected by hemiplegic migraine and cerebellar signs, in 2 of 3 subjects with sporadic hemiplegic migraine and cerebellar signs, and in 4 of 12 probands of families affected by pure hemiplegic migraine. Genotyping of probands and relatives identified a total of 117 subjects with mutations whose clinical manifestations were assessed in detail. RESULTS Eighty-nine percent of the subjects with mutations had attacks of hemiplegic migraine. One third had severe attacks with coma, prolonged hemiplegia, or both, with full recovery. All nine mutations, including five newly identified ones, were missense mutations. Six mutations were associated with hemiplegic migraine and cerebellar signs, and 83 percent of the subjects with these six mutations had nystagmus, ataxia, or both. Three mutations were associated with pure hemiplegic migraine. CONCLUSIONS Hemiplegic migraine in subjects with mutations in CACNA1A has a broad clinical spectrum. This clinical variability is partially associated with the various types of mutations.
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- A Ducros
- INSERM E99-21, Faculté de Médecine Lariboisière, Paris, France.
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Kors EE, Terwindt GM, Vermeulen FL, Fitzsimons RB, Jardine PE, Heywood P, Love S, van den Maagdenberg AM, Haan J, Frants RR, Ferrari MD. Delayed cerebral edema and fatal coma after minor head trauma: role of the CACNA1A calcium channel subunit gene and relationship with familial hemiplegic migraine. Ann Neurol 2001; 49:753-60. [PMID: 11409427 DOI: 10.1002/ana.1031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Trivial head trauma may be complicated by severe, sometimes even fatal, cerebral edema and coma occurring after a lucid interval ("delayed cerebral edema"). Attacks of familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) can be triggered by minor head trauma and are sometimes accompanied by coma. Mutations in the CACNA1A calcium channel subunit gene on chromosome 19 are associated with a wide spectrum of mutation-specific episodic and chronic neurological disorders, including FHM with or without coma. We investigated the role of the CACNA1A gene in three subjects with delayed cerebral edema. Two subjects originated from a family with extreme FHM, and one subject was the previously asymptomatic daughter of a sporadic patient with hemiplegic migraine attacks. In all three subjects with delayed severe edema, we found a C-to-T substitution resulting in the substitution of serine for lysine at codon 218 (S218L) in the CACNA1A gene. The mutation was absent in nonaffected family members and 152 control individuals. Haplotype analysis excluded a common founder for both families. Neuropathological examination in one subject showed Purkinje cell loss with relative preservation of granule cells and sparing of the dentate and inferior olivary nuclei. We conclude that the novel S218L mutation in the CACNA1A calcium channel subunit gene is involved in FHM and delayed fatal cerebral edema and coma after minor head trauma. This finding may have important implications for the understanding and treatment of this dramatic syndrome.
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- E E Kors
- Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
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Lance JW. Is alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) a variant of migraine? Cephalalgia 2000; 20:685. [PMID: 11167894 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2000.00107.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Ducros A, Denier C, Joutel A, Vahedi K, Michel A, Darcel F, Madigand M, Guerouaou D, Tison F, Julien J, Hirsch E, Chedru F, Bisgård C, Lucotte G, Després P, Billard C, Barthez MA, Ponsot G, Bousser MG, Tournier-Lasserve E. Recurrence of the T666M calcium channel CACNA1A gene mutation in familial hemiplegic migraine with progressive cerebellar ataxia. Am J Hum Genet 1999; 64:89-98. [PMID: 9915947 PMCID: PMC1377706 DOI: 10.1086/302192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Familial hemiplegic migraine (HM) is an autosomal dominant migraine with aura. In 20% of HM families, HM is associated with a mild permanent cerebellar ataxia (PCA). The CACNA1A gene encoding the alpha1A subunit of P/Q-type voltage-gated calcium channels is involved in 50% of unselected HM families and in all families with HM/PCA. Four CACNA1A missense mutations have been identified in HM: two in pure HM and two in HM/PCA. Different CACNA1A mutations have been identified in other autosomal dominant conditions: mutations leading to a truncated protein in episodic ataxia type 2 (EA2), small expansions of a CAG trinucleotide in spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 and also in three families with EA2 features, and, finally, a missense mutation in a single family suffering from episodic ataxia and severe progressive PCA. We screened 16 families and 3 nonfamilial case patients affected by HM/PCA for specific CACNA1A mutations and found nine families and one nonfamilial case with the same T666M mutation, one new mutation (D715E) in one family, and no CAG repeat expansion. Both T666M and D715E substitutions were absent in 12 probands belonging to pure HM families whose disease appears to be linked to CACNA1A. Finally, haplotyping with neighboring markers suggested that T666M arose through recurrent mutational events. These data could indicate that the PCA observed in 20% of HM families results from specific pathophysiologic mechanisms.
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- A Ducros
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U25, Faculté de Médecine Necker, 75730 Paris Cedex 15, France.
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Ducros A, Joutel A, Vahedi K, Cecillon M, Ferreira A, Bernard E, Verier A, Echenne B, Lopez de Munain A, Bousser MG, Tournier-Lasserve E. Mapping of a second locus for familial hemiplegic migraine to 1q21-q23 and evidence of further heterogeneity. Ann Neurol 1997; 42:885-90. [PMID: 9403481 DOI: 10.1002/ana.410420610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) is an autosomal dominant variety of migraine with aura. We previously mapped an FHM gene on the short arm of chromosome 19. Mutations in this gene, recently shown to be the alpha1 subunit of a P/Q-type voltage-dependent calcium channel, CACNL1A4, are involved in approximately 50% of unselected FHM families and in all families where migraine attacks are associated with permanent cerebellar ataxia. As a first step toward the identification of other FHM genes, we conducted a genetic linkage analysis in one large French pedigree and showed significant linkage to two microsatellite markers D1S2635 (Zmax: 3.33 at theta = 0.05) and D1S2705 (Zmax: 3.64 at theta = 0.05), establishing the existence of a second locus for FHM (FHM2) on chromosome 1q21-q23. Analysis of six additional FHM families favored linkage to this locus in two of them; linkage was excluded in the last four families, indicating further heterogeneity. Chromosome 1-linked families differ from the ones linked to chromosome 19, because penetrance in those families is much lower, and in some of their members, epileptic seizures occur during severe migraine attacks.
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- A Ducros
- INSERM U25, Faculté de Médecine Necker, Hôpital Lariboisiere, Paris, France
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Gardner K, Barmada MM, Ptacek LJ, Hoffman EP. A new locus for hemiplegic migraine maps to chromosome 1q31. Neurology 1997; 49:1231-8. [PMID: 9371899 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.49.5.1231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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A single familial hemiplegic migraine locus has been previously mapped to 19p13.1 and associated with mutations in a calcium channel gene (CACNL1A4). We describe a new 39-member four-generation family from Wyoming of German-Native American descent with autosomal dominant familial hemiplegic migraine that is not linked to the chromosome 19p locus. Affected individuals showed a stereotypic pattern of migrainous headache associated with hemisensory and hemiparetic attacks, without other headache types. Eighty-three percent reported minor head trauma as a trigger for individual attacks. Seventy-two percent reported other typical migraine triggers for the attacks. Attack frequency decreased with age and the overall course was benign. Genetic linkage studies of this family found strong evidence for the disease gene in this family being located at chromosome 1q31. Multipoint analysis showed lod scores > 3 in a 44-cm region flanked by D1S158 and D1S2781, using 80% penetrance and a phenocopy rate of 1/50. Haplotype and multipoint analysis, including flanking markers, suggested incomplete penetrance and variable expressivity of the disease. A single affected patient who reports atypical symptoms including daily headaches likely represents a phenocopy. This new locus for hemiplegic migraine suggests that mutations of additional calcium channels in the region may cause the disease.
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- K Gardner
- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15213, USA
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