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Tan, Ai Huey; Ong, Tien Lee; Ramli, Norlisah; Tan, Li Kuo; Lim, Jia Lun; Azhan, Mohamad Addin; Ahmad-Annuar, Azlina; Ibrahim, Khairul Azmi; Abdul-Aziz, Zariah; Ozelius, Laurie J; Brashear, Allison; Lim, Shen-Yang
Journal of movement disorders, 05/2019, Letnik: 12, Številka: 2Journal Article
Alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) is a rare neurodevelopmentaldisorder with an incidence of one per million,characterized by paroxysmal alternating hemiplegia, eye movementabnormalities, dystonia, and epilepsy.1 In 2012, mutationsin the ATP1A3 gene encoding the Na+-K+-ATPase α3 subunit(originally discovered in rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism)were identified as the cause for AHC.1,2 However, the diagnosisof AHC is still often delayed or missed. We report a case of AHCdiagnosed in adulthood; to our knowledge, this is the first reportin a person of Malay ethnicity. KCI Citation Count: 1
