期刊
MOVEMENT DISORDERS
卷 25, 期 14, 页码 2405-2412出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/mds.23279
关键词
THAP1; deep brain stimulation; transcranial ultrasound; laryngoscopy
资金
- JJ Astor prize studentship
- Brain Research Trust, U.K
- Novartis Stipend for Therapeutic Research
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [DJ 65/3-1, LO1555/3-1, MUI692/2-2]
- Volkswagen Foundation
- University of Luebeck [E48.2009, E17-2009]
- Hermann and Lilly Schilling Foundation
- Bachmann Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation
- The Michael J Fox Foundation
- Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
- Tourette Society
- Pharm Allergan
- Ipsen
- Merz Pharmaceuticals
The purpose of the study was to delineate clinical and electrophysiological characteristics as well as laryngoscopical and transcranial ultrasound (TCS) findings in THAP1 mutation carriers (MutC). According to recent genetic studies, DYT6 (THAP1) gene mutations are an important cause of primary early-onset dystonia. In contrast to DYT1 mutations, THAP1 mutations are associated with primary early-onset segmental or generalised dystonia frequently involving the craniocervical region and the larynx. Blood samples from twelve individuals of three German families with DYT6 positive index cases were obtained to test for THAP1 mutations. Eight THAP1 MutC were identified. Of these, six (three symptomatic and three asymptomatic) THAP1 MutC could be clinically evaluated. Laryngoscopy was performed to evaluate laryngeal dysfunction in patients. Brainstem echogenicity was investigated in all MutC using TCS. Two of the patients had undergone bilateral pallidal DBS. In all three symptomatic MutC, early-onset laryngeal dystonia was a prominent feature. Laryngeal assessment demonstrated adductor-type dystonia in all of them. On clinical examination, the three asymptomatic MutC also showed subtle signs of focal or segmental dystonia. TCS revealed increased substantia nigra (SN) hyperechogenicity in all MutC. Intraoperative microelectrode recordings under general anesthesia in two of the patients showed no difference between THAP1 and previously operated DYT1 MutC. The presence of spasmodic dysphonia in patients with young-onset segmental or generalised dystonia is a hallmark of DYT6 dystonia. SN hyperechogenicity on TCS may represent an endophenotype in these patients. Pallidal DBS in two patients was unsatisfactory. (C) 2010 Movement Disorder Society
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