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Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 60(EIEE60; DEE60)

MedGen UID:
1638894
Concept ID:
C4693663
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: EPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY, EARLY INFANTILE, 60
 
Gene (location): CNPY3 (6p21.1)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0033369
OMIM®: 617929

Definition

Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy-60 (DEE60) is an autosomal recessive neurologic disorder characterized by the onset of infantile spasms, seizures, or myoclonus in the first months of life. EEG typically shows hypsarrhythmia, consistent with a clinical diagnosis of West syndrome. Affected individuals have severe global developmental delay with inability to sit, walk, or speak. Brain imaging may show brain atrophy and hippocampal malrotation (summary by Mutoh et al., 2018). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of DEE, see 308350. [from OMIM]

Clinical features

From HPO
Seizure
MedGen UID:
20693
Concept ID:
C0036572
Sign or Symptom
A seizure is an intermittent abnormality of nervous system physiology characterized by a transient occurrence of signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.
Global brain atrophy
MedGen UID:
66840
Concept ID:
C0241816
Pathologic Function
Unlocalized atrophy of the brain with decreased total brain matter volume and increased ventricular size.
Focal impaired awareness seizure
MedGen UID:
543022
Concept ID:
C0270834
Disease or Syndrome
Focal impaired awareness seizure (or focal seizure with impaired or lost awareness) is a type of focal-onset seizure characterized by some degree (which may be partial) of impairment of the person's awareness of themselves or their surroundings at any point during the seizure.
Tonic seizure
MedGen UID:
82855
Concept ID:
C0270844
Disease or Syndrome
A tonic seizure is a type of motor seizure characterized by unilateral or bilateral limb stiffening or elevation, often with neck stiffening.
Spastic tetraplegia
MedGen UID:
98433
Concept ID:
C0426970
Disease or Syndrome
Spastic paralysis affecting all four limbs.
Epileptic encephalopathy
MedGen UID:
452596
Concept ID:
C0543888
Disease or Syndrome
A condition in which epileptiform abnormalities are believed to contribute to the progressive disturbance in cerebral function. Epileptic encephalaopathy is characterized by (1) electrographic EEG paroxysmal activity that is often aggressive, (2) seizures that are usually multiform and intractable, (3) cognitive, behavioral and neurological deficits that may be relentless, and (4) sometimes early death.
Global developmental delay
MedGen UID:
107838
Concept ID:
C0557874
Finding
A delay in the achievement of motor or mental milestones in the domains of development of a child, including motor skills, speech and language, cognitive skills, and social and emotional skills. This term should only be used to describe children younger than five years of age.
Inability to walk
MedGen UID:
107860
Concept ID:
C0560046
Finding
Incapability to ambulate.
Hypsarrhythmia
MedGen UID:
195766
Concept ID:
C0684276
Finding
Hypsarrhythmia is abnormal interictal high amplitude waves and a background of irregular spikes. There is continuous (during wakefulness), high-amplitude (>200 Hz), generalized polymorphic slowing with no organized background and multifocal spikes demonstrated by electroencephalography (EEG).
Epileptic spasm
MedGen UID:
315948
Concept ID:
C1527366
Disease or Syndrome
A sudden flexion, extension, or mixed extension-flexion of predominantly proximal and truncal muscles that is usually more sustained than a myoclonic movement but not as sustained as a tonic seizure. Limited forms may occur
EEG with burst suppression
MedGen UID:
369943
Concept ID:
C1969156
Finding
The burst suppression pattern in electroencephalography refers to a characteristic periodic pattern of low voltage (<10 microvolts) suppressed background and a relatively shorter pattern of higher amplitude slow, sharp, and spiking complexes.
Intellectual disability, profound
MedGen UID:
892508
Concept ID:
C3161330
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Profound mental retardation is defined as an intelligence quotient (IQ) below 20.
Myoclonic seizure
MedGen UID:
1385980
Concept ID:
C4317123
Sign or Symptom
A myoclonic seizure is a type of motor seizure characterized by sudden, brief (<100 ms) involuntary single or multiple contraction of muscles or muscle groups of variable topography (axial, proximal limb, distal). Myoclonus is less regularly repetitive and less sustained than is clonus.
Hippocampal malrotation
MedGen UID:
1611479
Concept ID:
C4539733
Congenital Abnormality
Hippocampal malrotation, also termed incomplete inversion of the hippocampus or hippocampal malformation, is an increasingly recognized neuroimaging finding of undetermined clinical significance. It is characterized by features including (i) Round or pyramidal shape instead of ovoid shape; (ii) Medial position of the hippocampus on the hippocampal sulcus; (iii) The collateral sulcus is excessively deep or verticalized; (iv) Fimbria located medial to the hippocampus; (v) Small or displaced fornix; (vi) Enlarged temporal horn and empty choroid fissure; (vii) Thickened subiculum; (viii) Reduced upper horizontal portion of the parahippocampal gyrus.

Professional guidelines

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Thiel M, Bamborschke D, Janzarik WG, Assmann B, Zittel S, Patzer S, Auhuber A, Opp J, Matzker E, Bevot A, Seeger J, van Baalen A, Stüve B, Brockmann K, Cirak S, Koy A
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2023 Oct;94(10):806-815. Epub 2023 May 24 doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2022-330261. PMID: 37225406
Nickels K, Kossoff EH, Eschbach K, Joshi C
Epilepsia 2021 Jan;62(1):120-127. Epub 2020 Nov 14 doi: 10.1111/epi.16752. PMID: 33190223
Wolff M, Brunklaus A, Zuberi SM
Epilepsia 2019 Dec;60 Suppl 3:S59-S67. doi: 10.1111/epi.14935. PMID: 31904126

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Dreier JW, Bjørk MH, Alvestad S, Gissler M, Igland J, Leinonen MK, Sun Y, Zoega H, Cohen JM, Furu K, Tomson T, Christensen J
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Muhle R, Trentacoste SV, Rapin I
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Diagnosis

Dreier JW, Bjørk MH, Alvestad S, Gissler M, Igland J, Leinonen MK, Sun Y, Zoega H, Cohen JM, Furu K, Tomson T, Christensen J
JAMA Neurol 2023 Jun 1;80(6):568-577. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.0674. PMID: 37067807Free PMC Article
Donnan AM, Schneider AL, Russ-Hall S, Churilov L, Scheffer IE
Neurology 2023 Apr 18;100(16):e1712-e1722. Epub 2023 Feb 7 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207080. PMID: 36750385Free PMC Article
Nickels K, Kossoff EH, Eschbach K, Joshi C
Epilepsia 2021 Jan;62(1):120-127. Epub 2020 Nov 14 doi: 10.1111/epi.16752. PMID: 33190223
Scheffer IE, Nabbout R
Epilepsia 2019 Dec;60 Suppl 3:S17-S24. doi: 10.1111/epi.16386. PMID: 31904117
Muhle R, Trentacoste SV, Rapin I
Pediatrics 2004 May;113(5):e472-86. doi: 10.1542/peds.113.5.e472. PMID: 15121991

Therapy

Dreier JW, Bjørk MH, Alvestad S, Gissler M, Igland J, Leinonen MK, Sun Y, Zoega H, Cohen JM, Furu K, Tomson T, Christensen J
JAMA Neurol 2023 Jun 1;80(6):568-577. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.0674. PMID: 37067807Free PMC Article
Nickels K, Kossoff EH, Eschbach K, Joshi C
Epilepsia 2021 Jan;62(1):120-127. Epub 2020 Nov 14 doi: 10.1111/epi.16752. PMID: 33190223
Wolff M, Brunklaus A, Zuberi SM
Epilepsia 2019 Dec;60 Suppl 3:S59-S67. doi: 10.1111/epi.14935. PMID: 31904126
Veroniki AA, Rios P, Cogo E, Straus SE, Finkelstein Y, Kealey R, Reynen E, Soobiah C, Thavorn K, Hutton B, Hemmelgarn BR, Yazdi F, D'Souza J, MacDonald H, Tricco AC
BMJ Open 2017 Jul 20;7(7):e017248. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017248. PMID: 28729328Free PMC Article
Christensen J, Grønborg TK, Sørensen MJ, Schendel D, Parner ET, Pedersen LH, Vestergaard M
JAMA 2013 Apr 24;309(16):1696-703. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.2270. PMID: 23613074Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Thiel M, Bamborschke D, Janzarik WG, Assmann B, Zittel S, Patzer S, Auhuber A, Opp J, Matzker E, Bevot A, Seeger J, van Baalen A, Stüve B, Brockmann K, Cirak S, Koy A
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2023 Oct;94(10):806-815. Epub 2023 May 24 doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2022-330261. PMID: 37225406
Dreier JW, Bjørk MH, Alvestad S, Gissler M, Igland J, Leinonen MK, Sun Y, Zoega H, Cohen JM, Furu K, Tomson T, Christensen J
JAMA Neurol 2023 Jun 1;80(6):568-577. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.0674. PMID: 37067807Free PMC Article
Nickels K, Kossoff EH, Eschbach K, Joshi C
Epilepsia 2021 Jan;62(1):120-127. Epub 2020 Nov 14 doi: 10.1111/epi.16752. PMID: 33190223
Matricardi S, De Liso P, Freri E, Costa P, Castellotti B, Magri S, Gellera C, Granata T, Musante L, Lesca G, Oertel J, Craiu D, Hammer TB, Møller RS, Barisic N, Abou Jamra R, Polster T, Vigevano F, Marini C
Epilepsia 2020 Nov;61(11):2474-2485. Epub 2020 Oct 16 doi: 10.1111/epi.16699. PMID: 33063863
Christensen J, Grønborg TK, Sørensen MJ, Schendel D, Parner ET, Pedersen LH, Vestergaard M
JAMA 2013 Apr 24;309(16):1696-703. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.2270. PMID: 23613074Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Nagarajan B, Gowda VK, Yoganathan S, Sharawat IK, Srivastava K, Vora N, Badheka R, Danda S, Kalane U, Kaur A, Madaan P, Mehta S, Negi S, Panda PK, Rajadhyaksha S, Saini AG, Saini L, Shah S, Srinivasan VM, Suthar R, Thomas M, Vyas S, Sankhyan N, Sahu JK
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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2023 Oct;94(10):806-815. Epub 2023 May 24 doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2022-330261. PMID: 37225406
Alharbi HM, Pinchefsky EF, Tran MA, Salazar Cerda CI, Parokaran Varghese J, Kamino D, Widjaja E, Mamak E, Ly L, Nevalainen P, Hahn CD, Tam EWY
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Cox DM, Butler MG
Int J Mol Sci 2015 Feb 13;16(2):4068-82. doi: 10.3390/ijms16024068. PMID: 25689425Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Stefanos-Yakoub I, Wingeier K, Held U, Latal B, Wirrell E, Smith ML, Ramantani G
Epilepsia 2024 Feb;65(2):251-265. Epub 2023 Dec 9 doi: 10.1111/epi.17834. PMID: 38031640
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BMJ Open 2017 Jul 20;7(7):e017248. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017248. PMID: 28729328Free PMC Article
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