Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy initially responsive to phenobarbital

Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy initially responsive to phenobarbital.

Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by recurrent seizures that are not controlled by anticonvulsant medications but remits after administration of pyridoxine. We report on a 30 day-old girl who presented with seizures during the first day of life, initially responsive to anticonvulsant therapy, which remitted within two weeks. Seizures were charact...

Pyridoxine responsive epilepsy: expanded pyridoxine dependency?

Pyridoxine-Dependent Epilepsy

A 2-day-old male neonate became increasingly irritable and developed repetitive twitching in the eyelids, face, and limbs around 24 h of life. He was the full-term product of nonconsanguineous parents following a normal pregnancy and uneventful spontaneous vaginal delivery. Investigations for infectious etiologies including blood and urine cultures as well as cerebrospinal fl uid analysis were ...

Pyridoxine dependent epilepsy: a suggestive electroclinical pattern.

AIMS To determine if there is an electroencephalographic pattern suggestive of pyridoxine dependent epilepsy that could be used to improve the chances of early diagnosis. METHODS A retrospective study was made of all the clinical records and electroencephalograms of neonates identified with pyridoxine dependent seizures between 1983 and 1994, at this hospital. Neonates whose seizures began af...

Pyridoxine dependent epilepsy and antiquitin deficiency

Pyridoxine dependent epilepsy and antiquitin deficiency Clinical and molecular characteristics and recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up Sylvia Stockler ⁎, Barbara Plecko , Sidney M. Gospe Jr. , Marion Coulter-Mackie , Mary Connolly , Clara van Karnebeek , Saadet Mercimek-Mahmutoglu , Hans Hartmann , Gunter Scharer , Eduard Struijs , Ingrid Tein , Cornelis Jakobs , Peter Clayto...