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Table 3 Clinical Features

From: New CACNA1A deletions are associated to migraine phenotypes

Patients

Mutation

Present age (yrs)

Age of onset (years)

Migraine/headache Features

Frequency

Duration (h)

Cerebellar sign and symptoms

Other clinical features

16/11

del 41–43

17

14

Hemiplegic migraine

5/year

12–48

No cerebellar

No

16/13

del 41–44

42

12

Hemiplegic migraine

2/month

1–2

No cerebellar

Painful paresthesias and mild cognitive deficit

124/11

del 37–47

4

6 (months)

Hemiplegic migraine

2/month

2–3

No cerebellar

Nystagmus, emiplegia, distonia

72/12

del 45–47

19

15

Hemiplegic migraine

6/year

48–72

No cerebellar

Mild cognitive deficit

117/14

del 46–47

39

33

Hemiplegic migraine

2/month

variable

No cerebellar

Muscle pain and fatigue, drop head, loss of deambulation

12/15

del 47

42

23

Hemiplegic migraine

10/year

variable

No cerebellar

No

27/14

del 47

16

20

Hemiplegic migraine

12/year

48–72 h

No cerebellar

No

118/14

del 47

23

17

Hemiplegic migraine

2–3/month

2–3 h

No cerebellar

No

75/13

del 47

13

9

Hemiplegic migraine

2–3/month

variable

No cerebellar

No

187/12

del 12–15

44

12

Episodic ataxia (familiar)

1–2/month

2–3 h

Nystagmus in horizontal and vertical gaze and mild cerebellar signs

Monolateral neurosensory hearing loss

106/16

del 12–15

17

15

Episodic ataxia (familiar)

1–2/week

variable

Multidirectional gaze evoked nystagmus, dysdiadochokinesis, mild difficulty in tandem walking

Congenital stationary night blindness

165/14

del 47

6

1

Episodic ataxia

1/month

variable

No cerebellar

No

195/12

del 47

14

7

MO

2/month

variable

No cerebellar

No

237/12

del 47

60

8

MA

6/year

variable (10 min to 48–72 h)

No cerebellar

Multifocal leukoencephalopathy

80/11

del 47

38

9

MO

2–3/month

variable

No cerebellar

No