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Jia Zhang^1,2,3, Jing Gan^1,2,3, Jianjun Wang^1,2,3

¹Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.

|January 4, 2024

Abstract

Background:

Leigh syndrome (LS) is a heterogeneous neurodegenerative disease that is the most common manifestation of mitochondrial disease in children.

Methods:

We report a case of Leigh syndrome with paroxysmal body swing in a 1-year-old boy.

Results:

The boy presented with paroxysmal body swing, and the electroencephalogram showed no epileptic discharge during the paroxysmal episode. It was determined to be a nonepileptic seizure, which was the first LS phenotype described. After treatment with a vitamin cocktail, the paroxysmal body swing improved.

Conclusion:

LS should be considered for children with onset of infantile and paroxysmal body swing combined with developmental regression, and early mitochondrial genetic testing can aid in diagnosis and guide early intervention.

Keywords:

Leigh syndrome MT-ND5 Paroxysmal episode de novo

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