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Medical management of a child with congenital generalized lipodystrophy accompanied with progressive myoclonic epilepsy

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Abstract Rationale: Congenital generalized lipodystrophy (CGL) is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary disease. It is associated with metabolic complications and epilepsy is rare. Patient Concerns and Diagnoses: One child with… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Rationale: Congenital generalized lipodystrophy (CGL) is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary disease. It is associated with metabolic complications and epilepsy is rare. Patient Concerns and Diagnoses: One child with BSCL2 mutation and CGL accompanied by progressive myoclonic epilepsy Diagnosis: He was diagnosed with epilepsy, CGL, and severe malnutrition. Interventions: He was treated with sodium valproate, baclofen, aripiprazole, benzhexol, and lamotrigine for epilepsy. Outcomes: After 16 days of medical treatment for epilepsy, the disease was improved and the child was discharged with gastric tube inserted for the management of malnutrition. Lessons: CGL and progressive myoclonic epilepsy is rare, and the epilepsy is partially refractory to treatments. In this particular case, the nutritional status was compromised as a complication of progressive myoclonic epilepsy and had to be managed.

Keywords: progressive myoclonic; generalized lipodystrophy; child; epilepsy; congenital generalized; myoclonic epilepsy

Journal Title: Medicine
Year Published: 2019

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