title: Autosomal recessive microcephaly with neonatal myoclonic seizures: clinical and MRI findings.
abstract: We describe an infant who was born to a consanguineous couple of Palestinian origin. The patient had severe microcephaly, myoclonic seizures, hypsarrythmia, spasticity, hypertonicity, and profound mental retardation. A similar case was reported in another unrelated Palestinian family, suggesting that this condition may be endemic. The condition resembles early onset myoclonic seizures and spasticity described by Tolmie et al.: Am J Med Genet 27:583-594 [1987]. To the best of our knowledge, only four pairs of sibs have been described with this syndrome; however, to date no magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings were reported for this condition. We present the clinical and radiological findings in the patients, including the first report of MRI findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics C, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikvah, Israel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Straussberg
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kornreich
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Harel
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Varsano
mesh_terms: D003241:Consanguinity; D004831:Epilepsies, Myoclonic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008831:Microcephaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010375:Pedigree; D011859:Radiography