SCN8A self-limited infantile epilepsy: Does epilepsy resolve?

SCN8A SeLIE focal epilepsy genetic epilepsy seizure outcome

Journal

Epilepsia
ISSN: 1528-1167
Titre abrégé: Epilepsia
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 2983306R

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
07 Jun 2024
Historique:
revised: 05 05 2024
received: 13 12 2023
accepted: 06 05 2024
medline: 7 6 2024
pubmed: 7 6 2024
entrez: 7 6 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

SCN8A variants cause a spectrum of epilepsy phenotypes ranging from self-limited infantile epilepsy (SeLIE) to developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. SeLIE is an infantile onset focal epilepsy, occurring in developmentally normal infants, which often resolves by 3 years. Our aim was to ascertain when epilepsy resolves in SCN8A-SeLIE. We identified unpublished individuals with SCN8A-SeLIE and performed detailed phenotyping. Literature was searched for published SCN8A-SeLIE cases. Nine unpublished individuals from four families were identified (age at study = 3.5-66 years). Six had their last seizure after 3 years (range = 4-21 years); although drug-responsive and despite multiple weaning attempts (1-5), five of six remain on antiseizure medications (carbamazepine, n = 3; lamotrigine, n = 2). We identified 29 published individuals with SCN8A-SeLIE who had data on seizure progression. Of the 22 individuals aged at least 10 years, reported here or in the literature, nine of 22 (41%) had seizure offset prior to 3 years, five of 22 (23%) had seizure offset between 3 and 10 years, and eight of 22 (36%) had seizures after 10 years. Our data highlight that more than half of individuals with SCN8A-SeLIE continue to have seizures into late childhood. In contrast to SeLIE due to other etiologies, many individuals have a more persistent, albeit drug-responsive, form of epilepsy.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38845412
doi: 10.1111/epi.18016
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Subventions

Organisme : National Health and Medical Research Council
Organisme : Health Research Council of New Zealand
Organisme : Australian Medical Research Future Fund
Organisme : Estate of Ernest Hyam Davis and the Tedd and Mollie Carr Endowment Trust
Organisme : Cure Kids New Zealand
Organisme : Freemasons New Zealand

Informations de copyright

© 2024 The Authors. Epilepsia published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International League Against Epilepsy.

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Auteurs

Emma Young (E)

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.

Rebekah Harris (R)

Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.

Nico Lieffering (N)

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.

Guillem de Valles-Ibáñez (G)

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.

Denis Nyaga (D)

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.

Mark F Bennett (MF)

Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
Population Health and Immunity Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

Michael S Hildebrand (MS)

Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
Neuroscience Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

Ingrid E Scheffer (IE)

Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
Neuroscience Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.

Lynette G Sadleir (LG)

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.

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