Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC) is a severe pediatric neurological disorder [
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- Vuillaumier-Barrot S.
- Panagiotakaki E.
- Le Bizec C.
- El Baba C.
- Fontaine B.
- Arzimanoglou A.
- Seta N.
- Nicole S.
ENRAHs for SME Consortium
Absence of mutation in the SLC2A1 gene in a cohort of patients with alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC).
Absence of mutation in the SLC2A1 gene in a cohort of patients with alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC).
Neuropediatrics. 2010 Dec; 41 (Epub 2011 Mar 28. PMID: 21445818): 267-269https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1271767
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,
- Fons C.
- Campistol J.
- Panagiotakaki E.
- Giannotta M.
- Arzimanoglou A.
- Gobbi G.
- Neville B.
- Ebinger F.
- Nevšímalová S.
- Laan L.
- Casaer P.
- Spiel G.
- Ninan M.
- Sange G.
- Artuch R.
- Schyns T.
- Vavassori R.
- Poncelin D.
ENRAH Consortium
Alternating hemiplegia of childhood: metabolic studies in the largest European series of patients.
Alternating hemiplegia of childhood: metabolic studies in the largest European series of patients.
Eur. J. Paediatr. Neurol. 2012 Jan; 16 (Epub 2011 Sep 25. PMID: 21945173): 10-14https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2011.08.006
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]. It manifests a spectrum of manifestations some of which occur in most or all patients
and the others occurring less frequently. These manifestations include paroxysmal
events of hemiplegia, quadriplegia, dystonia, abnormal eye movements, autonomic dysfunction,
altered awareness and epilepsy. AHC has an estimated prevalence of 1/1,000,000 children
although this could be ten times higher [
[10]
], and approximately 75% of clinically-diagnosed cases are due to de novo mutations in the ATP1A3 gene. Tens of mutations have been described but the most common are the D801 N, then
E815K and then G947R mutations [
- Hoei-Hansen C.E.
- Dali C.Í.
- Lyngbye T.J.
- Duno M.
- Uldall P.
Alternating hemiplegia of childhood in Denmark: clinical manifestations and ATP1A3
mutation status.
Eur. J. Paediatr. Neurol. 2014 Jan; 18 (Epub 2013 Sep 25. PMID: 24100174): 50-54https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2013.08.007
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- Fons C.
- Campistol J.
- Panagiotakaki E.
- Giannotta M.
- Arzimanoglou A.
- Gobbi G.
- Neville B.
- Ebinger F.
- Nevšímalová S.
- Laan L.
- Casaer P.
- Spiel G.
- Ninan M.
- Sange G.
- Artuch R.
- Schyns T.
- Vavassori R.
- Poncelin D.
ENRAH Consortium
Alternating hemiplegia of childhood: metabolic studies in the largest European series of patients.
Alternating hemiplegia of childhood: metabolic studies in the largest European series of patients.
Eur. J. Paediatr. Neurol. 2012 Jan; 16 (Epub 2011 Sep 25. PMID: 21945173): 10-14https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2011.08.006
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]. The diagnosis, before the gene discovery in 2012 was based on clinical criteria
named after Professor Aicardi who articulated them in his publications and these were
used to ascertain patients for the gene discovery work as well as for subsequent studies
[
- Hoei-Hansen C.E.
- Dali C.Í.
- Lyngbye T.J.
- Duno M.
- Uldall P.
Alternating hemiplegia of childhood in Denmark: clinical manifestations and ATP1A3
mutation status.
Eur. J. Paediatr. Neurol. 2014 Jan; 18 (Epub 2013 Sep 25. PMID: 24100174): 50-54https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2013.08.007
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,
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- Vuillaumier-Barrot S.
- Panagiotakaki E.
- Le Bizec C.
- El Baba C.
- Fontaine B.
- Arzimanoglou A.
- Seta N.
- Nicole S.
ENRAHs for SME Consortium
Absence of mutation in the SLC2A1 gene in a cohort of patients with alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC).
Absence of mutation in the SLC2A1 gene in a cohort of patients with alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC).
Neuropediatrics. 2010 Dec; 41 (Epub 2011 Mar 28. PMID: 21445818): 267-269https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1271767
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,
- Fons C.
- Campistol J.
- Panagiotakaki E.
- Giannotta M.
- Arzimanoglou A.
- Gobbi G.
- Neville B.
- Ebinger F.
- Nevšímalová S.
- Laan L.
- Casaer P.
- Spiel G.
- Ninan M.
- Sange G.
- Artuch R.
- Schyns T.
- Vavassori R.
- Poncelin D.
ENRAH Consortium
Alternating hemiplegia of childhood: metabolic studies in the largest European series of patients.
Alternating hemiplegia of childhood: metabolic studies in the largest European series of patients.
Eur. J. Paediatr. Neurol. 2012 Jan; 16 (Epub 2011 Sep 25. PMID: 21945173): 10-14https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2011.08.006
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] There were subsequent laudable adaptations of these criteria [
[11]
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- Rosewich H.
- Sweney M.T.
- DeBrosse S.
- Ess K.
- Ozelius L.
- Andermann E.
- Andermann F.
- Andrasco G.
- Belgrade A.
- Brashear A.
- Ciccodicola S.
- Egan L.
- George Jr., A.L.
- Lewelt A.
- Magelby J.
- Merida M.
- Newcomb T.
- Platt V.
- Poncelin D.
- Reyna S.
- Sasaki M.
- Sotero de Menezes M.
- Sweadner K.
- Viollet L.
- Zupanc M.
- Silver K.
- Swoboda K.
Research conference summary from the 2014 international task force on ATP1A3-related disorders.
Neurol. Genet. 2017 Mar 2; 3 (PMID: 28293679; PMCID: PMC5335249): e139https://doi.org/10.1212/NXG.0000000000000139
[12]
]. However, the understanding of the spectrum of the clinical manifestations of AHC
has been evolving suggesting that revisiting these criteria is warranted [
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- Jasien J.M.
- Bonner M.
- D’alli R.
- et al.
Cognitive, adaptive, and behavioral profiles and management of alternating hemiplegia
of childhood.
Dev. Med. Child Neurol. 2018; (Published online October 26)https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.1407
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- Uchitel J.
- Abdelnour E.
- Boggs A.
- et al.
Social impairments in alternating hemiplegia of childhood.
Dev. Med. Child. Neurol. 2020; 7 (Published online February)https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.14473
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- Ghusayni R.
- Richardson J.P.
- Uchitel J.
- et al.
Magnetic resonance imaging volumetric analysis in patients with Alternating hemiplegia
of childhood: a pilot study.
Eur. J. Paediatr. Neurol. 2020; 13 (Published online February)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2020.02.001
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- Balestrini S.
- Mikati M.A.
- Álvarez-García-Rovés R.
- Carboni M.
- Hunanyan A.S.
- Kherallah B.
- McLean M.
- Prange L.
- De Grandis E.
- Gagliardi A.
- Pisciotta L.
- Stagnaro M.
- Veneselli E.
- Campistol J.
- Fons C.
- Pias-Peleteiro L.
- Brashear A.
- Miller C.
- Samões R.
- Brankovic V.
- Padiath Q.S.
- Potic A.
- Pilch J.
- Vezyroglou A.
- Bye A.M.E.
- Davis A.M.
- Ryan M.M.
- Semsarian C.
- Hollingsworth G.
- Scheffer I.E.
- Granata T.
- Nardocci N.
- Ragona F.
- Arzimanoglou A.
- Panagiotakaki E.
- Carrilho I.
- Zucca C.
- Novy J.
- Dzieżyc K.
- Parowicz M.
- Mazurkiewicz-Bełdzińska M.
- Weckhuysen S.
- Pons R.
- Groppa S.
- Sinden D.S.
- Pitt G.S.
- Tinker A.
- Ashworth M.
- Michalak Z.
- Thom M.
- Cross J.H.
- Vavassori R.
- Kaski J.P.
- Sisodiya S.M.
Cardiac phenotype in ATP1A3-related syndromes: a multicenter cohort study.
Neurology. 2020 Nov 24; 95 (Epub 2020 Sep 10. PMID: 32913013; PMCID: PMC7734736): e2866-e2879https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000010794
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- Panagiotakaki E.
- Doummar D.
- Nogue E.
- Nagot N.
- Lesca G.
- Riant F.
- Nicole S.
- Delaygue C.
- Barthez M.A.
- Nassogne M.C.
- Dusser A.
- Vallée L.
- Billette T.
- Bourgeois M.
- Ioos C.
- Gitiaux C.
- Laroche C.
- Milh M.
- Portes V.D.
- Arzimanoglou A.
- Roubertie A.
AHC–Movement Disorder Study Group. Movement disorders in patients with alternating
hemiplegia: "Soft" and "stiff" at the same time.
Neurology. 2020 Mar 31; 94 (Epub 2020 Mar 2. PMID: 32123049): e1378-e1385https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000009175
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- Panagiotakaki E.
- Doummar D.
- Nogue E.
- Nagot N.
- Lesca G.
- Riant F.
- Nicole S.
- Delaygue C.
- Barthez M.A.
- Nassogne M.C.
- Dusser A.
- Vallée L.
- Billette T.
- Bourgeois M.
- Ioos C.
- Gitiaux C.
- Laroche C.
- Milh M.
- Portes V.D.
- Arzimanoglou A.
- Roubertie A.
AHC–Movement Disorder Study Group. Movement disorders in patients with alternating
hemiplegia: "Soft" and "stiff" at the same time.
Neurology. 2020 Mar 31; 94 (Epub 2020 Mar 2. PMID: 32123049): e1378-e1385https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000009175
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- Capuano A.
- Garone G.
- Tiralongo G.
- Graziola F.
Alternating hemiplegia of childhood: understanding the genotype-phenotype relationship
of ATP1A3 variations.
Appl. Clin. Genet. 2020 Mar 30; 13 (PMID: 32280259; PMCID: PMC7125306): 71-81https://doi.org/10.2147/TACG.S210325
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- Maas R.P.P.W.M.
- Kamsteeg E.J.
- Mangano S.
- Vázquez López M.E.
- Nicolai J.
- Silver K.
- Fernández-Alvarez E.
- Willemsen M.A.A.P.
Benign nocturnal alternating hemiplegia of childhood: a clinical and nomenclatural
reappraisal.
Eur. J. Paediatr. Neurol. 2018 Nov; 22 (Epub 2018 Aug 15. PMID: 30194039): 1110-1117https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.07.012
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]. Also, the presence of the ATP1A3 mutations is important to include in a revision of the AHC diagnostic criteria. In
addition, there is often confusion in the literature in which patients who have had
episodes of hemiplegia on either side and are children are considered to have AHC.
The point is that not every alternating hemiplegia during childhood is alternating hemiplegia of childhood. The first i.e. hemiplegia that alternates sides, is a symptom the second,
i.e. AHC, is a disorder.- Stagnaro M.
- Pisciotta L.
- Gherzi M.
- Di Rocco M.
- Gurrieri F.
- Parrini E.
- Prato G.
- Veneselli E.
- De Grandis E.
ATP1A3 spectrum disorders: a video-documented history of 7 genetically confirmed early
onset cases.
Eur. J. Paediatr. Neurol. 2018 Mar; 22 (0.1016/j.ejpn.2018.01.010) (Epub 2018 Jan 31. PMID: 29396171): 264-271
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