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developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 27

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A developmental and epileptic encephalopathy characterized by early onset seizures, delayed psychomotor development and intellectual disability with variable severity that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the GRIN2B gene on chromosome 12p12.

Signs and symptoms

  • Hypsarrhythmia
  • Absent speech
  • Global developmental delay
  • Infantile spasms
  • Delayed ability to sit
  • Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure
  • Axial hypotonia
  • Dystonia
  • Seizure
  • Feeding difficulties

Also known as: DEE27; early infantile epileptic encephalopathy 27