Stepwise developmental regression associated with novel CACNA1A mutation

Pediatr Neurol. 2008 Nov;39(5):363-4. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.07.030.

Abstract

Mutations in CACNA1A were previously described in familial hemiplegic migraine, episodic ataxia type 2, and spinocerebellar ataxia type 6. We report on an 11-year-old girl with episodes of seizures, ataxia, headache, a decreased level of consciousness, and motor regression, with a background of mental retardation and mild cerebellar atrophy. Sequence analysis of the CACNA1A gene revealed a de novo Ile712Val sequence variant, which was not reported previously.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Ataxia / genetics*
  • Calcium Channels / genetics*
  • Child
  • Consciousness Disorders / genetics
  • Epilepsy / genetics*
  • Family Health
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Disability / genetics*
  • Migraine with Aura / genetics
  • Mutation, Missense*

Substances

  • CACNA1A protein, human
  • Calcium Channels