“… 94 Sialoidoses | Neuraminidase deficiency caused by a mutation in the neuraminidase gene ( NEU ), located on 6p21.33, cerebellar ataxia, myoclonic epilepsy, myoclonus, macular cherry-red spots, onset from childhood to young adulthood 95 |
Gaucher disease | GBA gene mutation, hereditary glucocerebrosidase deficiency, type I (non-neuropathic) – hepatosplenomegaly, type II (acute infantile neuropathic) – hepatosplenomegaly and neurological symptoms: eye movement disorders, spasticity, seizures, limb rigidity, typically begins within 6 months of birth, type III (chronic neuropathic) – onset in childhood or even in adulthood, similar to type II but milder symptoms 96 |
Progressive myoclonus epilepsies | Leigh syndrome | Different inheritance patterns, genes contained in nuclear DNA or genes contained in mitochondrial DNA, mitochondrial syndrome, optic atrophy, ataxia, and dystonia, later epilepsy 27 |
MERRF | Mutation in the MT-TK gene of mitochondrial DNA, progressive course with worsening of the epilepsy and onset of additional symptoms including ataxia, deafness, muscle weakness (myopathy), and dementia 97 |
Unverricht-Lundborg disease | CSTB gene mutation, progressive myoclonus epilepsy, ataxia is an additional symptom 98 |
Action myoclonus-renal failure syndrome | SCARB2 gene mutation, 99 progressive myoclonus epilepsy associated with renal dysfunction, severe progressive action myoclonus, dysarthria, ataxia, and later infrequent generalized seizures in 2nd or 3rd decade 26 |
May and White syndrome | Mitochondrial disorder, ataxia, severe action myoclonus, dysarthria, generalized seizures. 100 |
Immune-mediated conditions | Cerebellar ataxia and epilepsy with anti-GAD antibodies | Adult-onset cerebellar syndrome, ataxia and stiffness, incontinence, retinal pathologies, seizures, and immunological co-morbidities 40 |
Celiac disease | Neurological symptoms in up to 10% of cases, gastrointestinal symptoms preceding years of neurological symptoms, ataxia, myoclonus, tremor, seizu... |
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