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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2021

Cortical Visual Impairment in CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder.

Michela Quintiliani, Daniela Ricci, Maria Petrianni, Simona Leone, Lorenzo Orazi, Filippo Amore, Maria Luigia Gambardella, Ilaria Contaldo, Chiara Veredice, Marco Perulli and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michela QuintilianiPediatric Neuropsychiatric Unit, Dipartimento di Salute della Donna e del Bambino e Sanità Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Daniela RicciPediatric Neuropsychiatric Unit, Dipartimento di Salute della Donna e del Bambino e Sanità Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Maria PetrianniNational Centre of Services and Research for the Prevention of Blindness and Rehabilitation of Low Vision Patients, IAPB Italia Onlus, Rome, Italy.
Simona LeoneNational Centre of Services and Research for the Prevention of Blindness and Rehabilitation of Low Vision Patients, IAPB Italia Onlus, Rome, Italy.
Lorenzo OraziNational Centre of Services and Research for the Prevention of Blindness and Rehabilitation of Low Vision Patients, IAPB Italia Onlus, Rome, Italy.
Filippo AmoreNational Centre of Services and Research for the Prevention of Blindness and Rehabilitation of Low Vision Patients, IAPB Italia Onlus, Rome, Italy.
Maria Luigia GambardellaPediatric Neuropsychiatric Unit, Dipartimento di Salute della Donna e del Bambino e Sanità Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Ilaria ContaldoPediatric Neuropsychiatric Unit, Dipartimento di Salute della Donna e del Bambino e Sanità Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Chiara VeredicePediatric Neuropsychiatric Unit, Dipartimento di Salute della Donna e del Bambino e Sanità Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Marco PerulliDipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Elisa MustoDipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Eugenio Maria MercuriPediatric Neuropsychiatric Unit, Dipartimento di Salute della Donna e del Bambino e Sanità Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Domenica Immacolata BattagliaPediatric Neuropsychiatric Unit, Dipartimento di Salute della Donna e del Bambino e Sanità Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) is a developmental encephalopathy caused by pathogenic variants in the gene cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5. Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) is frequent in patients with CDD. In addition to being recognized as a specific feature of the pathology, it has been suggested that visual impairment may correlate with neurodevelopmental outcome and epilepsy severity, but no systematic behavioral visual assessment has been performed. The aim of our study was to evaluate clinical and electrophysiological profile of CVI in patients with CDD, to correlate various aspects of visual function to neurodevelopmental and epileptic features.

methodsThe study included all patients with CDD from the National Pathology Registry. All patients underwent neurological examination, a disease-specific functional assessment, structured clinical evaluation of visual functions, including pattern reversal visual evoked potential (VEP), and a detailed monitoring of epileptic features, including video-EEG.

resultsAll the 11 patients recorded in the CDKL5 national registry, 10 females and one male, age range of 1.5 to 24 years (mean 9, SD 7.7, median 6.5), were enrolled. Visual function is impaired in all patients; in particular, visual fields, visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and stereopsis were consistently abnormal whereas other aspects, such as fixing and tracking, were relatively preserved. Pattern reversal VEP was abnormal in nearly 80% of our patients. No correlation was found among CVI severity, age, level of psychomotor development, EEG abnormalities, and pathology stages even if an overall less abnormal EEG pattern was more often associated with better visual results.

conclusionIn conclusion, CVI can be considered as a major feature of CDD with a diffuse involvement in several behavioral and electrophysiological aspects. Larger cohorts will help to better clarify the possible prognostic role of EEG severity in predicting both visual and developmental abnormalities.

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CDKL5 deficiency disordercortical visual impairmentdevelopmental and epileptic encephalopathiesEEG abnormalitiesVEP (visual evoked potential)

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