PURPOSE Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a complex hereditary connective tissue disorder infrequently reported in association with epilepsy. Seven patients with ages ranging from 28 to 70 years with EDS and epilepsy are described. METHODS Case review of clinical and diagnostic data. RESULTS Two patients had occipital horn syndrome (EDS type IX) and partial seizures of probable supplementary ...

Article received: 03-08-2014. Accepted for publication: 25-08-2014. Address for correspondence: Julia Cohen-Lévy, Nicolas Cohen – 255, Rue Saint-Honoré – 75001 Paris, France E-mail: [email protected] 1 A young adult male was referred for orthodontic recurrence with unesthetic secondary migrations. He was also treated for severely disabling joint pain in a type-III Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. ...

A spontaneous coronary artery dissection as the sole presenting feature of vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is an uncommon finding. We present a 33-year-old woman with sudden onset chest pain caused by dissection. Genetic testing revealed underlying cause. Specifically, we show value genetic testing, which in some patients may be only way establishing diagnosis.

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type (EDS-HT) is an underdiagnosed genetic connective tissue disorder that causes joint hypermobility and widespread pain. We present a patient with the chief complaint of shoulder pain, a long history of widespread joint pain, and associated comorbidities. EDS-HT provided a unifying diagnosis and direction for management.