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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2024

Oral ATP treatment in alternating hemiplegia of childhood: a case report and review.

Marco Carrozzi, Maria Elisa Morelli, Mario Cirino, Alessandra Maestro, Gilda Paternuosto, Giulia Benericetti, Giada Bennati, Maura Bin, Anna Flamigni, Federico Pigato and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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13 authors.

Marco CarrozziInstitute for Maternal and Child Health Burlo Garofolo (IRCCS), Trieste, Italy.
Maria Elisa MorelliInstitute for Maternal and Child Health Burlo Garofolo (IRCCS), Trieste, Italy.
Mario CirinoInstitute for Maternal and Child Health Burlo Garofolo (IRCCS), Trieste, Italy.
Alessandra MaestroInstitute for Maternal and Child Health Burlo Garofolo (IRCCS), Trieste, Italy.
Gilda Paternuosto *Institute for Maternal and Child Health Burlo Garofolo (IRCCS), Trieste, Italy.
Giulia BenericettiInstitute for Maternal and Child Health Burlo Garofolo (IRCCS), Trieste, Italy.
Giada BennatiInstitute for Maternal and Child Health Burlo Garofolo (IRCCS), Trieste, Italy.
Maura BinInstitute for Maternal and Child Health Burlo Garofolo (IRCCS), Trieste, Italy.
Anna FlamigniInstitute for Maternal and Child Health Burlo Garofolo (IRCCS), Trieste, Italy.
Federico Pigato *Institute for Maternal and Child Health Burlo Garofolo (IRCCS), Trieste, Italy.
Natalia MaximovaInstitute for Maternal and Child Health Burlo Garofolo (IRCCS), Trieste, Italy.
Egidio BarbiInstitute for Maternal and Child Health Burlo Garofolo (IRCCS), Trieste, Italy.
Davide ZanonInstitute for Maternal and Child Health Burlo Garofolo (IRCCS), Trieste, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) is a rare neurological disorder that usually manifests before 18 months of age and is characterized by recurrent, alternating episodes of hemiparesis with variable frequency and can last from a few minutes to several days. We present a case of AHC in a little girl carrying a sporadic mutation in the ATP1A3 gene (p.Glu815Lys) refractory to flunarizine and non-compliant to topiramate due to adverse effects treated with oral compound of adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) capsules. Outcome was evaluated through the follow-up and side effects and safety were monitored regularly. Compounded drug showed effectiveness and safety. Indeed, during the four-year follow-up, with the dose of adenosine-5'-triphosphate gradually increasing up to 21 mg/kg, the patient showed a substantial benefit in controlling the frequency and duration of hemiplegic episodes and an improvement in neurological deterioration.

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adenosine-5′-triphosphatealternating hemiplegia of childhoodATPclinical galeniccompoundrare disease

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PMID39839618
PMCPMC11747781

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