Lafora body disease: clinical features

Evidence-based neurology checklist on lafora body disease: clinical features: Onset The onset age is usually 12-17 years: the range is 6-22 years Onset after the age of 50 years has been reported Seizure types Psychiatric features Cognitive features Other features Clinical course Differential…

Onset

  • The onset age is usually 12-17 years: the range is 6-22 years
  • Onset after the age of 50 years has been reported

Seizure types

Psychiatric features

Cognitive features

Other features

Clinical course

Differential diagnosis (of progressive myoclonus epilepsy)

References

  1. Chan EM, Omer S, Ahmed M, et al. Progressive myoclonus epilepsy with polyglucosans (Lafora disease): evidence for a third locus. Neurology 2004; 63:565-567.
  2. Lohi H, Turnbull J, Zhao XC, et al. Genetic diagnosis in Lafora disease: genotype-phenotype correlations and diagnostic pitfalls. Neurology 2007; 68:996-1001. 
  3. Franceschetti S, Michelucci R, Canafoglia L, et al. Progressive myoclonic epilepsies: definitive and still undetermined causes. Neurology 2014; 82:405-411.
  4. Andrade DM, Turnbull J, Minassian BA. Lafora disease, seizures and sugars. Acta Myol 2007; 26:83-86.
  5. Turnbull J, Girard JM, Lohi H, et al. Early-onset Lafora body disease. Brain 2012; 135:2684-2698.
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