Abstract
Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) is a well-characterized chromosomal disorder that occurs
due to partial deletion of the short arm of chromosome 4 (4p-). Although, about 300
cases have been reported to date, limited data are available on electroclinical findings.
Information given to parents at the time of diagnosis tends to be skewed to the extreme
negative. To delineate the natural history of seizures and EEG patterns in WHS, and
obtain better information on diagnosis or outcome in a clinical setting, we reviewed
the available literature on electroclinical findings of WHS. 4p- syndrome is characterized
by distinctive seizure and EEG patterns that facilitate the early diagnosis and management
of such patients.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
February 2,
2004
Received:
August 19,
2003
Footnotes
☆The paper is based on the lecture given at the sixth annual meeting of the Infantile Seizure Society,Tokyo, March 15–16, 2003.
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