High-amplitude fast activity in EEG: An early diagnostic marker in children with beta-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration (BPAN).

Clinical Neurophysiology : Official Journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
Hiroyuki KidokoroJun Natsume

Abstract

The early diagnosis of beta-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration (BPAN) before distinct brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of iron deposition occur remains challenging. This study examined whether children with BPAN have characteristic high-amplitude (>50 μV) fast activity (HAFA) on electroencephalography (EEG). We conducted a retrospective analysis of EEG performed during childhood in five patients with BPAN. We also examined 143 EEGs from 59 patients with different etiologies, including epilepsy (n = 33), acute encephalopathy (n = 6), neurodevelopmental disorders (n = 5), non-epileptic events (n = 4), and others (n = 11). Trained electroencephalographers reviewed all of the EEGs. When excessive fast activity was observed, the amplitude, frequency, and locality were assessed. All five patients with BPAN underwent initial EEGs at 12-21 months old, and diffuse continuous HAFA (range 20-50 Hz) was observed on both awake and sleep EEGs. In the awake records, there was no clear posterior dominant rhythm in 4 of the 5 patients. Although 28% of the 143 EEGs had continuous excessive fast activity, mainly in the sleep records, only two (1.4%) exhibited HAFA when asleep, and their awake EEGs had clear posterior do...Continue Reading

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Dec 1, 2020·American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part a·Kanako KanoHisashi Kawashima
Aug 5, 2021·Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology·Jenny L WilsonSusan J Hayflick

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