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Epilepsy in Leigh Syndrome With Mitochondrial DNA Mutations

Authors
 Sunho Lee  ;  Ji-Hoon Na  ;  Young-Mock Lee 
Citation
 Frontiers in Neurology, Vol.10 : 496, 2019 
Journal Title
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
Issue Date
2019
Keywords
Leigh syndrome ; epilepsy ; mitochondria ; mitochondrial DNA ; neuroimaging
Abstract
Background: Leigh syndrome is a mitochondrial cytopathy that presents as a neurodegenerative disease with apparent manifestation in the central nervous system. The aim of the present study was to describe its dominant neurological clinical features and analyze data related to epilepsy in Leigh syndrome accompanied by a mitochondrial DNA mutation. Methods: Whole mitochondrial sequencing was performed on 125 patients clinically suspected of Leigh syndrome. Among them, 25 patients were identified to have mitochondrial DNA associated Leigh syndrome. Electroencephalography (EEG) findings, semiology, brain imaging findings, and biochemical results, were evaluated. We also compared brain magnetic resonance imaging findings and biochemical features in patients with Leigh syndrome based on the presence of epilepsy. Results: Clinical seizures were observed in 14 out of 25 enrolled patients (56%), with focal seizures being the most common type (6/14, 42.8%). All patients were found to have slow and disorganized background neural activity while eight exhibited epileptic discharges on EEG. Mutations at base pairs 10,191 and 8,993 were revealed in a relatively larger number of patients of Leigh syndrome with epilepsy. The presence of gastrointestinal symptoms was significantly more frequent in the epilepsy group (P = 0.042). Diffuse cerebral atrophy was significantly increased (P = 0.042) and cortex signal abnormalities were also increased (P = 0.033) in the epilepsy group. Conclusions: Patients with Leigh syndrome and mitochondrial DNA mutations had a high proportion of central nervous system comorbidities, though the prevalence of epilepsy in this population was not particularly high. Various types of seizure and EEG findings are common in those with Leigh syndrome. Future imaging studies involving more patients and proper mitochondrial DNA mutation analyses are needed to further evaluate the natural course of Leigh syndrome with epilepsy.
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DOI
10.3389/fneur.2019.00496
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Pediatrics (소아과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Na, Ji Hoon(나지훈) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3051-2010
Lee, Sun Ho(이선호)
Lee, Young Mock(이영목) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5838-249X
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/170918
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