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Abstract Details

Expanding the Phenotypic Presentation in KCNA2 Mutation: Tics and Stereotypies
Movement Disorders
P16 - Poster Session 16 (5:30 PM-6:30 PM)
3-012
To report a case of KCNA2 mutation variant with tics
KCNA2 mutation often presents during infancy or childhood with phenotypic features commonly including epileptic encephalopathy, developmental delay, hypotonia, ataxia, speech difficulty, and cerebral atrophy seen on MRI. Pathologic variants can cause a wide spectrum of autosomal dominant neurological phenotypes. To our knowledge, tics have not been reported in this disorder.
Case report and review of literature

We present the case of a 9-year-old female with developmental delay, hypotonia, and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome who presented to the movement disorder clinic for a wide range of motor and vocal tics. She had an uncomplicated birth, but seizure onset at 6 months, and severe delay of speech and motor milestones. She began having blinking, eye deviation, and hand shaking around age 4yo. Over time, tics included blinking, arrhythmic facial contractions, humming, compulsively touching the elbow, and complex sequences including chin protrusion- head nodding- body shivering, and stirring movements of the arms followed by throwing back the flexed forearms in rapid succession. She also experienced significant irregular, jerky tremors of the limbs that interfered with activities. She had a wide-based, spastic and ataxic gait with marked anteropulsion. Behaviorally, she had compulsive tendencies of lining up all of her stuffed animals in a particular way and demanding that game sequences repeat the same pattern as the last time played. Work-up included an MRI with cerebellar, especially vermal atrophy. Chromosomal microarray, fragile X testing, and epilepsy gene panel were negative. Whole exome sequencing found her to be heterozygote for KCNA2 mutation (autosomal dominant), R297Q variant with specific mutation c.890G>A.

KCNA2 mutation variants can have wide phenotypic spectrum with seizures, developmental delay, and movement disorder features. Some cases have reported OCD and ADHD, but our case demonstrates that tics may be a newly recognized feature of the spectrum.
Authors/Disclosures
Joseph Legacy, MD
PRESENTER
No disclosure on file
Matthew R. Burns, MD, PhD (University of Florida) The institution of Dr. Burns has received research support from NIH. The institution of Dr. Burns has received research support from Mcknight Brain Institute.
Ahmad El Kouzi, MD, FAAN Dr. El Kouzi has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Abbvie.
Wissam G. Deeb, MD, FAAN (UMass Memorial) Dr. Deeb has a non-compensated relationship as a Board member with Davis Phinney Foundation that is relevant to AAN interests or activities.
Irene Malaty, MD, FAAN (University of Florida) Dr. Malaty has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for Abbvie. Dr. Malaty has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Aevum. The institution of Dr. Malaty has received research support from Abbvie. The institution of Dr. Malaty has received research support from Revance. The institution of Dr. Malaty has received research support from Parkinson Foundation. The institution of Dr. Malaty has received research support from SAGE. The institution of Dr. Malaty has received research support from Emalex. The institution of Dr. Malaty has received research support from Acadia. Dr. Malaty has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. Malaty has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Speaker & Center of Excellence Director with Parkinson Foundation. Dr. Malaty has a non-compensated relationship as a MAB member & Center of Excellence Directory with Tourette Association of America that is relevant to AAN interests or activities.