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Generalized-onset motor seizure

MedGen UID:
1841580
Concept ID:
C5779702
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Generalised onset motor seizure; Generalised-onset motor seizure; Generalized onset motor seizure
 
HPO: HP:0032677

Definition

A generalized motor seizure is a type of generalized-onset seizure with predominantly motor (involving musculature) signs. The motor event could consist of an increase (positive) or decrease (negative) in muscle contraction to produce a movement. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 14
MedGen UID:
767109
Concept ID:
C3554195
Disease or Syndrome
KCNT1-related epilepsy is most often associated with two phenotypes: epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures (EIMFS) and autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (ADNFLE). EIMFS is characterized by seizures, typically focal and asynchronous, beginning in the first six months of life with associated developmental plateau or regression. Autonomic manifestations (e.g., perioral cyanosis, flushing, apnea) are common. Seizures are intractable to multiple anticonvulsants and progress to become nearly continuous by age six to nine months. ADNFLE is characterized by clusters of nocturnal motor seizures that vary from simple arousals to hyperkinetic events with tonic or dystonic features. Individuals with KCNT1-related ADNFLE are more likely to develop seizures at a younger age, have cognitive comorbidity, and display psychiatric and behavioral problems than individuals with ADNFLE resulting from other causes. Less common seizure phenotypes in individuals with KCNT1-related epilepsy include West syndrome, Ohtahara syndrome, early myoclonic encephalopathy, leukodystrophy and/or leukoencephalopathy, focal epilepsy, and multifocal epilepsy. Additional neurologic features include hypotonia, microcephaly developing by age 12 months, strabismus, profound developmental delay, and additional movement disorders. Other systemic manifestations including pulmonary hemorrhage caused by prominent systemic-to-pulmonary collateral arteries or cardiac arrhythmia have been reported.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Arteaga-Rodríguez C, Menine-Kubis M, Teixeira-Arteaga CB, Hernández-Fustes OJ
Rev Neurol 2022 Jul 1;75(1):7-12. doi: 10.33588/rn.7501.2022036. PMID: 35765823Free PMC Article
Morkavuk G, Koc G, Leventoglu A
Epilepsy Behav 2021 Mar;116:107736. Epub 2021 Jan 23 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107736. PMID: 33493811
Jukkarwala A, Menon RN, Sunesh ER, Radhakrishnan A
Clin EEG Neurosci 2021 Sep;52(5):371-375. Epub 2020 Sep 3 doi: 10.1177/1550059420953735. PMID: 32880473

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Etiology

Verma N, Maiti R, Mishra BR, Jha M, Jena M, Mishra A
J Neurosci Res 2021 Jun;99(6):1618-1631. Epub 2021 Feb 27 doi: 10.1002/jnr.24820. PMID: 33641195

Diagnosis

Mullally WJ, Cooke FJ, Crosbie IM, Kumar S, Abernethy VE, Jordan EJ, O'Connor M, Horgan AM, Landers R, Naidoo J, Calvert PM
Front Immunol 2022;13:871217. Epub 2022 Apr 20 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.871217. PMID: 35514990Free PMC Article

Therapy

Mullally WJ, Cooke FJ, Crosbie IM, Kumar S, Abernethy VE, Jordan EJ, O'Connor M, Horgan AM, Landers R, Naidoo J, Calvert PM
Front Immunol 2022;13:871217. Epub 2022 Apr 20 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.871217. PMID: 35514990Free PMC Article
Verma N, Maiti R, Mishra BR, Jha M, Jena M, Mishra A
J Neurosci Res 2021 Jun;99(6):1618-1631. Epub 2021 Feb 27 doi: 10.1002/jnr.24820. PMID: 33641195

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