Patient | Present study | Verkerk et al 200911 | |||||
IV-4 | IV-5 | IV-1 | IV-3 | IV-4 | IV-5* | IV-6 | |
AP-4 subunit disrupted | AP4E1 | AP4E1 | AP4M1 | AP4M1 | AP4M1 | AP4M1 | AP4M1 |
Sex | F | M | F | M | F | M | M |
Age at evaluation (years) | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 1.5 | 21 |
Early infantile hypotonia | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Spastic tetraplegia | + | + | + | + | + | NA | + |
Hypertonia | + | + | + | + | + | NA | + |
Hyperreflexia | + | + | + | + | + | NA | + |
Babinski sign | + | + | + | + | + | NA | + |
Head circumference | -3 SD | -3 SD | -1 SD | 0 SD | -2 SD | NA | -2.5 SD |
Severe ID | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Epilepsy | + | + | − | − | − | − | − |
Ambulation | − | − | − | − | − | NA | − |
Normal speech | − | − | − | − | − | NA | − |
Sphincter control | − | − | − | − | − | NA | − |
Stereotypic laughter | + | + | + | + | + | NA | + |
Drooling | + | + | + | + | + | NA | + |
Eye evaluation | Normal | Normal | NA | Normal | NA | NA | Pale optic discs |
Hearing evaluation | Normal | Normal | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Neuroimaging | MRI: dilated ventricles, cerebellar atrophy, abnormal white matter | CT: dilated ventricles, prominent cisterns | CT: normal (age 3 months) | MRI: dilated ventricles, cerebellar atrophy, abnormal white matter | MRI: dilated ventricles, abnormal white matter | NA | MRI: dilated ventricles, cerebellar atrophy, abnormal white matter |
↵* Patient died at 17 months of age from aspiration pneumonia.
F, female; ID, intellectual disability; M, male; NA, not available; +, present; −, absent.