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GENATLAS PHENOTYPE
last update : 16-11-2022
Symbol EIEE59
Location 9q22.33
Name epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile 59
Other name(s) Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy
Corresponding gene GABBR2
Other symbol(s) DEE59
Main clinical features
  • severe global developmental delay apparent in infancy with onset of various types of seizures in the first months of life; seizures are usually refractory and are often associated with hypsarrhythmia on EEG, although brain imaging is usually normal
  • more severely affected individuals may be unable to speak or walk, have poor interaction, and require a feeding tube
  • Genetic determination autosomal recessive
    Function/system disorder mental retardation
    neurology
    Type disease
    Remark(s)