Pantothenate kinase associated neurodegeneration (PKAN) presenting as a seizure disorder
- Author:
Human P Sinha
;
Manish Modi
;
Sudesh Prabhakar
;
Manoj Khanal
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- From:Neurology Asia
2011;16(3):251-253
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pantothenate kinase associated neurodegeneration (PKAN) is an uncommon degenerative disease
of the basal ganglia caused by mutations in the PANK2 gene. We describe a 19-years-old man with
clinically and radiologically diagnosed case of PKAN, who presented with generalized tonic clonic
seizures 2 years preceding other classical extrapyramidal features of the disease. PKAN presenting
with seizure has not, to our knowledge, been reported previously.
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