Neurological assessments of patients
Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | Patient 5 | |
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Age at diagnosis | 3 weeks | 5.5 months | 6 weeks | 2 weeks | 3 months |
Age at referral | 4 months | 6 months | 9 months | 7 weeks | 5 months |
Sex | Female | Male | Male | Male | Male |
Neurological findings | |||||
OFC (centile) | 75 | 90 | 3 | < 3 | > 90 |
Length (centile) | 25 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Features | Normal | Delay in head control | Mild motor delay | Spastic tetraplegia | Developmental delay |
Brain imaging | |||||
CT | Normal | Ventricular dilatation | Normal | Marked cerebral atrophy | Mild cerebral atrophy |
MRI | NA | NA | NA | Cerebral atrophy | NA |
Ophthalmological findings | |||||
Clinical | Normal | Normal | Roving nystagmus | Roving nystagmus | No eye contact/“blind” |
Fundoscopy | Normal | Normal | Optic atrophy | Optic atrophy, retinal depigmentation | Normal |
VER | Normal | Normal | Delayed/attenuated | Absent | Delayed/ broadened |
ERG | Normal | Normal | Normal | NA | Normal |
ENT findings | |||||
AER | Normal | Normal | Absent | Normal | Normal |
AER, auditory evoked response; CT, computed tomography; ENT, ear, nose and throat; ERG, electroretinogram; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; NA, not available; OFC, occipitofrontal circumference; VER, visually evoked response.