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Aim. To review the literature about febrile seizures and GEFS plus with special emphasis on management and outcome. Methods. Selected literature review. Results. Febrile seizures are the most common convulsive event in humans, occurring in 2–6% of the population. The aetiology is complex with strong evidence for a heterogeneous genetic predisposition interacting with fever of any cause, with certain viral infections having a greater effect. A large amount of literature has established that febrile seizures have no long‐term consequences on cognition or behaviour. Unfortunately, about 40% of children with a first febrile seizure will have a recurrence. The strongest predictor of recurrence is age <14–16 months at the time of the first febrile seizure. Epilepsy follows febrile seizures in ~3% cases, with the concepts of simple and complex febrile seizures providing relatively weak prediction. Very prolonged febrile seizures may lead to mesial temporal sclerosis and temporal lobe epilepsy although the degree of risk remains uncertain. Investigations beyond establishing the cause of the provoking fever are nearly always unnecessary. Treatment is mainly reassurance and there is some evidence that parents eventually “come to grips” with the fear that their children are dying during a febrile seizure. Antipyretic medications are remarkably ineffective to prevent recurrences. Daily and intermittent prophylactic medications are ineffective or have unacceptable side effects or risks. “Rescue” benzodiazepines may prevent prolonged recurrences for selected patients with a first prolonged febrile seizure although this has not been proven. Genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) is a complex autosomal dominant disorder usually caused by mutations in SCN1A (a voltage‐gated sodium channel). One third of patients have febrile seizures only; two thirds have a variety of epilepsy syndromes, both focal and generalized. Conclusions. Febrile seizures may distress parents but rarely have any long‐term consequences. Reassurance is the only treatment for the vast majority. Identifying patients with GEFS plus may lead to further investigations and counselling.  相似文献   

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Genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) is a familial epilepsy syndrome in which affected individuals within a family typically have a variety of epilepsy phenotypes, varying from simple febrile seizures and febrile seizures plus with a good outcome to severe epileptic encephalopathies. Here, we review the spectrum of epilepsy phenotypes, the genetic architecture of GEFS+, and the implicated genes. Using an illustrative clinical case study, we describe important steps in managing patients with GEFS+: making the diagnosis of GEFS+, appropriate genetic testing, and counselling.  相似文献   

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Generalised epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) is the most studied familial epilepsy syndrome. However, characteristics of UK families have not previously been reported. Among the first 80 families recruited to our families study, four broad subphenotypes were identified: families with classical GEFS+; families with borderline GEFS+; families with unclassified epilepsy; and families with an alternative syndromal diagnosis. Borderline GEFS+ families shared many characteristics of classical GEFS+ families-such as prominent febrile seizures plus and early onset febrile seizures-but included more adults with focal epilepsies (rather than the idiopathic generalised epilepsies predominating in GEFS+) and double the prevalence of migraine. Thus the authors believe that a novel and robust familial epilepsy phenotype has been identified. Subcategorising families with epilepsy is helpful in targeting both clinical and research resources. Most families with GEFS+ have no identified causal mutation, and so predicting genetic homogeneity by identifying endophenotypes becomes more important.  相似文献   

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全面性癫癎伴热性惊厥附加症的临床和脑电图特征分析   总被引:10,自引:1,他引:9  
目的探讨全面性癫伴热性惊厥附加症(GEFS )的临床和脑电图(EEG)特点。方法收集4个GEFS 的家系资料,通过详细的调查建立完善的家系谱,并对受累者的临床资料、EEG进行分析总结。结果4个家系共有60名成员,其中受累者20例,表现为FS者5例,FS 者7例,FS 与失神发作2例,FS 与肌阵挛发作1例,FS 与失神和肌阵挛发作1例,此例患者发作间期EEG呈现局灶性癫放电和全面性癫放电共存的现象,1例表现为FS 和部分性发作,其发作间歇期EEG呈现中央中颞棘波灶,个体诊断符合良性罗兰多区癫。另外,受累者有肯定的临床发作,但是由于不能收集到可靠的发作表现资料,无法进行发作分类者3例。受累者神经系统检查以及头颅CT或磁共振成像(MRI)检查均未见异常。结论GEFS 的正确诊断需要注重个体,立足于整个家系进行,其临床发作谱还包括部分性发作,脑电图也有局灶的癫样放电。良性罗兰多区癫也许是GEFS 的一个新表现型。  相似文献   

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We examined the phenotypic variation and clinical genetics in nine families with generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+). This genetic epilepsy syndrome with heterogeneous phenotypes was hitherto described in only one family. We obtained genealogical information on 799 individuals and conducted detailed evaluation of 272 individuals. Ninety-one individuals had a history of seizures and 63 had epilepsy consistent with the GEFS+ syndrome. Epilepsy phenotypes were febrile seizures (FS) in 31, febrile seizures plus (FS+) in 15, FS+ with other seizure types (atonic, myoclonic, absence, or complex partial) in 8, and myoclonic–astatic epilepsy in 9 individuals. Inheritance was autosomal dominant with approximately 60% penetrance. This study confirms and expands the spectrum of GEFS+ and provides new insights into the phenotypic relationships and genetics of FS and the generalized epilepsies of childhood. Moreover, the ability to identify large families with this newly recognized common, childhood-onset, generalized genetic epilepsy syndrome suggests that it should be a prime target for attempts to identify genes relevant to FS and generalized epilepsy. Ann Neurol 1999;45:75–81  相似文献   

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全身性癫癎伴高热惊厥附加症致病基因的连锁定位研究   总被引:7,自引:0,他引:7  
目的 定位全身性癫癎伴高热惊厥附加症的致病基因。方法 采用全基因组扫描的连锁分析方法对全身性癫癎伴高热惊厥附加症4个家系进行研究。结果 在染色体5q34多点连锁分析显示最大LOD值为3. 815。染色体单体型分析将连锁范围缩小至D5S820至D5S1476之间4. 0厘摩(cM)的区域。结论 全身性癫癎伴高热惊厥附加症致病基因定位在染色体5q34。  相似文献   

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BACKGROUND: Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS(+)) is a recently described benign childhood-onset epileptic syndrome with autosomal dominant inheritance. The most common phenotypes are febrile seizures (FS) often with accessory afebrile generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS, FS(+)). In about one third, additional seizure types occur, such as absences, myoclonic, or atonic seizures. So far, three mutations within genes encoding subunits of neuronal voltage-gated Na(+) channels have been found in GEFS(+) families, one in SCN1B (beta(1)-subunit) and two in SCN1A (alpha-subunit). METHODS: The authors examined the phenotypic variability of GEFS(+) in a five-generation German family with 18 affected individuals. Genetic linkage analysis was performed to exclude candidate loci. RESULTS: Inheritance was autosomal dominant with a penetrance of about 80%. A variety of epilepsy phenotypes occurred predominantly during childhood. Only four individuals showed the FS or FS(+) phenotype. The others presented with different combinations of GTCS, tonic seizures, atonic seizures, and absences, only in part associated with fever. The age at onset was 2.8 +/- 1.3 years. Interictal EEG recordings showed rare, 1- to 2-second-long generalized, irregular spike-and-wave discharges of 2.5 to 5 Hz in eight cases and additional focal parietal discharges in one case. Linkage analysis excluded the previously described loci on chromosomes 2q21-33 and 19q13. All other chromosomal regions containing known genes encoding neuronal Na(+) channel subunits on chromosomes 3p21-24, 11q23, and 12q13 and described loci for febrile convulsions on chromosomes 5q14-15, 8q13-21, and 19p13.3 were also excluded. CONCLUSION: These results indicate further clinical and genetic heterogeneity in GEFS(+).  相似文献   

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目的探讨中国全面性癫痫伴热性惊厥附加症(generalized epilepsy with febrile seizure plus,GEFS+)家系的临床特征。方法通过门诊就诊、个人访视、电话等方式,对10个GEFS+家系所有成员进行详细临床资料收集,包括家系图谱、有无发作、发作形式以及检查结果等。结果10个家系共有140名成员接受了调查(其中3名去世,由亲属提供病史),发现受累者80例,其中74例符合GEFS+临床发作谱,2例为特发性全面性癫痫,4例不能明确分类。其中有两个家系较为特殊(家系I和家系H),2个家系受累者绝大部分仅表现为热性惊厥(febrile seizure,FS),每个家系仅有先症者1人表现为热性惊厥附加症(febrile seizure plus,FS+)。此外还发现3例FS+伴局灶性发作,2例为FS+伴儿童良性癫痫伴中央颞部棘波,1例为FS+伴颞叶癫痫。结论GEFS+是一种常见的、儿童时期起病的遗传性癫痫综合征,GEFS+最常见的表型为FS和FS+,其次是FS+伴局灶性发作、FS伴IGE、FS+伴失神发作以及FS+伴肌阵挛发作,我们的10个GEFS+家系中未发现FS+伴失张力发作、肌阵挛站立不能性癫痫和婴儿严重肌阵挛癫痫,说明这些表型为临床少见表型;此外我们还发现了GEFS+合并IGE以及在FS遗传背景上仅个别患者为FS+的较特殊家系,这些将进一步扩展GEFS+的概念。  相似文献   

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Background and purpose:  Febrile Seizure can be associated with heterogeneous epilepsy phenotypes regrouped in a syndrome called generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+). The aim of this report is to search for the gene responsible for GEFS+ in two affected Tunisian families.
Methods:  Microsatellite marker analysis was performed on the known FS and GEFS+ loci. According to the results obtained by statistical analyses, GABRG2 on GEFS+3 locus and SCN1A on GEFS+2 locus were considered as two of the potential candidate genes and were tested for mutations by direct sequencing.
Results and conclusions:  The mutation analysis and statistical test of the GABRG2 gene revealed a disease association with rs211014 in intron 8 (χ2 = 5.25, P =  0.021). A sequencing analysis of the SCN1A gene was performed for the two tested families and showed a known mutation (c.1811G>A) and a putative disease-associated haplotype in only one family. Our results support that SCN1A is the responsible gene for GEFS+ in one of the two studied Tunisian families and suggest a positive association of an intronic SNP in the GABRG2 gene in both families.  相似文献   

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The neurobiologic basis for autism is not well understood. In contrast, there have been several recent discoveries into the genetics of generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus, a group of epilepsy syndromes characterized by multiple seizure phenotypes. Here we describe a family with generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus and variably expressed autism spectrum disorder that does not show linkage to any of the four known generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus loci. A relationship between these two disorders has not previously been described.  相似文献   

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目的 筛查一个部分性癫伴热性惊厥附加症(partial epilepsy with febrile seizures plus,PEFS+)家系中的钠通道α1基因(voltage-gated sodium channel α1-subunit,SCN1A)及其遗传特性.方法 总结一个PEFS+家系中2例患者及其父亲的临床特点,应用变性高效液相色谱(denaturing high performance liquid chromtography,DHPLC)技术筛查SCN1A全部26个外显子,发现有异常洗脱峰者进行直接测序,对直接测序未能证实突变的再进行焦磷酸测序.结果 先证者及其同父异母姐姐均为PEPS+患者,他们在SCN1A基因第26号外显子发现有相同的杂合突变A5768G,并导致编码的氨基酸改变Q1923R,其父亲儿时频繁出现热性惊厥(febrile seizures,FS),后自然痊愈,直接测序未发现异常,进一步用焦磷酸测序则发现该位点存在嵌合突变(突变量为25%).结论 SCN1A基因突变可导致部分性癫.PEFS+可遗传,而携带致病基因者可因体内发生嵌合突变,致病基因含量偏低导致临床症状轻微.  相似文献   

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Childhood-onset epilepsy with and without preceding febrile seizures   总被引:6,自引:0,他引:6  
Berg AT  Shinnar S  Levy SR  Testa FM 《Neurology》1999,53(8):1742-1748
OBJECTIVE: To identify characteristics in children with epilepsy that differ between those who did versus did not have a history of preceding febrile seizures. BACKGROUND: Febrile seizures precede epilepsy in 10 to 15% of children. Little is known about the specific types of epilepsy associated with febrile seizures. METHODS: In a community-based, prospectively identified cohort of children, the association between prior febrile seizures and characteristics of the children's epilepsy (seizure type, epilepsy syndrome, age at onset, underlying etiology, family history) were examined for 524 of the children who were aged > or =1 year at onset of epilepsy. RESULTS: Seventy-three (13.9%) had febrile seizures. Children with febrile seizures were more likely to have a first-degree or a second-higher-degree relative with febrile seizures and less likely to have childhood absence epilepsy and absence seizures compared with children without febrile seizures. This was especially true for simple febrile seizures. There was no specific association with localization-related forms of epilepsy. Complex, but not simple, febrile seizures were associated with younger age at onset of epilepsy. There was no evidence that focal or prolonged febrile seizures were associated with localization-related epilepsy or temporal lobe epilepsy per se. Of the three children whose initial MRIs demonstrated hippocampal atrophy, none had a history of febrile seizures. CONCLUSIONS: At the time of diagnosis, febrile seizures are not specifically related to temporal lobe epilepsy or localization-related epilepsy in general. A genetic component for febrile seizures is suggested by its positive associations with family history, especially for simple febrile seizures. Complex febrile seizures represent an underlying age-dependent susceptibility.  相似文献   

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Familial temporal lobe epilepsy with febrile seizures   总被引:6,自引:0,他引:6  
Described are the clinical, EEG, MR, and genetic characteristics of 106 members of a family with autosomal dominant temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and febrile seizures (FS), with 22 affected individuals. Eleven patients had a history of FS, and 10 patients had TLE. EEG showed epileptic activity in five. None had hippocampal sclerosis. There was no evidence for linkage to 13 candidate loci. This large family with autosomal dominant TLE has a distinct phenotype and shows no linkage to known candidate regions for familial partial epilepsy and FS.  相似文献   

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Mutations in the neuronal voltage-gated sodium channel genes SCN1A and SCN2A are associated with inherited epilepsies, including genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) and Dravet syndrome (severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy). The clinical presentation and severity of these epilepsies vary widely, even in people with the same mutation, suggesting the action of environmental or genetic modifiers. To gain support for the hypothesis that genetic modifiers can influence clinical presentation in patients with SCN1A-derived GEFS+, we used mouse models to study the effect of combining the human GEFS+ mutation SCN1A-R1648H with SCN2A, KCNQ2, and SCN8A mutations. Knock-in mice heterozygous for the R1648H mutation (Scn1a(RH/+)) have decreased thresholds to induced seizures and infrequent spontaneous seizures, whereas homozygotes display spontaneous seizures and premature lethality. Scn2a(Q54) transgenic mice have a mutation in Scn2a that results in spontaneous, adult-onset partial motor seizures, and mice carrying the Kcnq2-V182M mutation exhibit increased susceptibility to induced seizures, and rare spontaneous seizures as adults. Combining the Scn1a-R1648H allele with either Scn2a(Q54) or Kcnq2(V182M/+) results in early-onset, generalized tonic-clonic seizures and juvenile lethality in double heterozygous mice. In contrast, Scn8a mutants exhibit increased resistance to induced seizures. Combining the Scn1a-R1648H and Scn8a-med-jo alleles restores normal thresholds to flurothyl-induced seizures in Scn1a(RH/+) heterozygotes and improved survival of Scn1a(RH/RH) homozygotes. Our results demonstrate that variants in Scn2a, Kcnq2, and Scn8a can dramatically influence the phenotype of mice carrying the Scn1a-R1648H mutation and suggest that ion channel variants may contribute to the clinical variation seen in patients with monogenic epilepsy.  相似文献   

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全面性癫(癎)伴热性惊厥附加症的临床与分子遗传学研究   总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2  
目的 探讨全面性癫痫伴热性惊厥附加症(generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus,GEFS+)的临床特点与分子遗传学特征。方法 收集1个GEFS+家系所有成员的血样标本,选择3种候选基因(SCN1B、SCN1A、GABRG2)附近的11个微卫星标记物D19S414、D19S220、D19S902、D2S156、D2S142、D2S2330、D2S335、D2S364、D5s436、D5S422和D5S400,应用PCR得到扩增产物片段,根据相应产物大小的不同,得到每个样本的基因型;用连锁分析软件的MLINK程序计算每个标记的LOD值,根据两点间的LOD值判断连锁关系,探讨GEFS+的可能致病基因与染色体19q13.1、2q24以及5q31.1-q33.1区域的连锁关系。连锁分析限定性定位后再进行GABRG2基因突变分析。结果 (1)GEFS+家系临床特征:家系成员4代共20人。第Ⅱ~Ⅳ代中患者6例(男女各3例);发作表型为热性惊厥(FS)1例、热性惊厥附加症(FS+)3例、Fs+伴失神发作1例,发作类型不详1例,未见严重发作类型。(2)GEFS+基因连锁分析结果:①D2S335因不能进行基因分型,给予舍弃;②D19S和D2S多个LOD值小于0,在重组率为0.0时D19S220、D19s902、D2S364处的LOD值均小于-2;D19S414、D2S142、D2S156、D2S2330、D5S422处的LOD值小于0,基本可以排除连锁关系;③D5S436、D5$400处的LOD值在重组率为0.0时大于-2,但小于3,既不能排除也不能肯定其连锁关系;该家系致病基因与报道的GEFS+定位区域19q13.1和2q24区域没有连锁关系;与5q31.1.q33.1区域的连锁关系有待于进一步明确。(3)GABRG2基因的测序结果(先证者):显示11外显子一处同义突变(c.1420C〉T),未见GABRG2基因致病突变。结论 该GEFS+家系呈现不同的临床表型,其疾病基因与3种候选基因SCN1A、SCN1B、GABARG2的突变无关;表明GFFS+具有表型的异质性与遗传的异质性,其病因学有待进一步研究。  相似文献   

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Fever, febrile seizures and epilepsy   总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4  
Seizures induced by fever (febrile seizures) are the most common type of pathological brain activity in infants and children. These febrile seizures and their potential contribution to the mechanisms of limbic (temporal lobe) epilepsy have been a topic of major clinical and scientific interest. Key questions include the mechanisms by which fever generates seizures, the effects of long febrile seizures on neuronal function and the potential contribution of these seizures to epilepsy. This review builds on recent advances derived from animal models and summarizes our current knowledge of the mechanisms underlying febrile seizures and of changes in neuronal gene expression and function that facilitate the enduring effects of prolonged febrile seizures on neuronal and network excitability. The review also discusses the relevance of these findings to the general mechanisms of epileptogenesis during development and points out gaps in our knowledge, including the relationship of animal models to human febrile seizures and epilepsy.  相似文献   

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BACKGROUND: Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) is an autosomal dominant syndrome characterized by febrile seizures (FS) and a variety of afebrile generalized seizure types. GEFS+ has previously been linked to mutations in two genes encoding the voltage-gated sodium channel alpha-subunit (SCN1A) and beta1-subunit (SCN1B). We studied a large family with FS and partial as well as generalized seizure types. METHODS: All but two living affected family members were interviewed and examined. Information on deceased affected family members was sought. EEG for 11 affected family members and one unaffected family member were obtained. Genetic linkage analysis and mutation screening of SCN1A were performed on blood samples from 16 affected individuals and their first-degree relatives. RESULTS: There were 27 affected family members; 18 were alive at the time of the study. All affected family members had FS; seven had FS only, and 19 also had afebrile seizures. Eleven individuals continued to have FS beyond 6 years of age. FS were complex in 12 family members, usually with prolonged duration. The index patient had right temporal lobe epilepsy and hippocampal sclerosis. Four other patients had strong historical evidence of temporal lobe epilepsy, and three others had nonlocalizing evidence of partial epilepsy. Pedigree analysis indicated autosomal dominant transmission. All affected individuals who were tested and one asymptomatic individual had a sodium channel mutation of SCN1A, an A-->C transversion at nucleotide 3809 resulting in the substitution of lysine 1270 by threonine in the D3/S2 segment (designated as K1270T). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that partial epilepsy preceded by FS can be associated with sodium channel mutations and may represent a variant of GEFS+.  相似文献   

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AimsTo identify novel pathogenic gene of febrile seizures (FS)/epilepsy with antecedent FS (EFS+).MethodsThe trio‐based whole‐exome sequencing was performed in a cohort of 462 cases with FS/EFS+. Silico programs, sequence alignment, and protein modeling were used to predict the damaging of variants. Statistical testing was performed to analyze gene‐based burden of variants.ResultsFive heterozygous missense variants in CELSR3 were detected in five cases (families) with eight individuals (five females, three males) affected. Two variants were de novo, and three were identified in families with more than one individual affected. All the variants were predicted to be damaging in silico tools. Protein modeling showed that the variants resulted in disappearance of multiple hydrogen bonds and one disulfide bond, which potentially caused functional impairments of protein. The frequency of CELSR3 variants identified in this study was significantly higher than that in controls. All affected individuals were diagnosed with FS/EFS+, including six patients with FS and two patients with EFS+. All cases presented favorable outcomes without neurodevelopmental disorders.Conclusions CELSR3 variants are potentially associated with FS/EFS+.  相似文献   

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