Aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency (AADCD) is a rare, autosomal recessive neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired synthesis of dopamine, noradrenaline, adrenaline and serotonin, leading to a complex syndrome of motor, behavioral, and autonomic symptoms. This retrospective study assessed the symptoms and developmental outcome of a large international cohort of patients with AADCD via physician and/or caregiver responses to a detailed, standardized questionnaire. Sixty-three patients (60% female; ages 6 months-36 years, median 7 years; 58 living) from 23 individual countries participated. Common symptoms at onset (median age 3 months, range 0-12 months) were hypotonia, developmental delay, and/or oculogyric crises. Oculogyric crises were present in 97% of patients aged 2 to 12 years, occurred in the majority of patients in all age groups, and tended to be most severe during early childhood. Prominent non-motor symptoms were sleep disturbance, irritable mood, and feeding difficulties. The majority of subjects (70%) had profound motor impairment characterized by absent head control and minimal voluntary movement, while 17% had mild motor impairment and were able to walk independently. Dopamine agonists were the medications most likely to produce some symptomatic benefit, but were associated with dose-limiting side effects (dyskinesia, insomnia, irritability, vomiting) that led to discontinuation 25% of the time. The age distribution of our cohort (70% of subjects under age 13 years) and the observation of a greater proportion of patients with a more severe disease phenotype in the younger compared to the older patients, both suggest a significant mortality risk during childhood for patients with severe disease.

AADC deficiency from infancy to adulthood: Symptoms and developmental outcome in an international cohort of 63 patients / Pearson, Toni S; Gilbert, Laura; Opladen, Thomas; Garcia-Cazorla, Angeles; Mastrangelo, Mario; Leuzzi, Vincenzo; Tay, Stacy K H; Sykut-Cegielska, Jolanta; Pons, Roser; Mercimek-Andrews, Saadet; Kato, Mitsuhiro; Lücke, Thomas; Oppebøen, Mari; Kurian, Manju A; Steel, Dora; Manti, Filippo; Meeks, Kathleen D; Jeltsch, Kathrin; Flint, Lisa. - In: JOURNAL OF INHERITED METABOLIC DISEASE. - ISSN 0141-8955. - (2020). [10.1002/jimd.12247]

AADC deficiency from infancy to adulthood: Symptoms and developmental outcome in an international cohort of 63 patients

Mastrangelo, Mario
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Leuzzi, Vincenzo
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Manti, Filippo
Data Curation
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2020

Abstract

Aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency (AADCD) is a rare, autosomal recessive neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired synthesis of dopamine, noradrenaline, adrenaline and serotonin, leading to a complex syndrome of motor, behavioral, and autonomic symptoms. This retrospective study assessed the symptoms and developmental outcome of a large international cohort of patients with AADCD via physician and/or caregiver responses to a detailed, standardized questionnaire. Sixty-three patients (60% female; ages 6 months-36 years, median 7 years; 58 living) from 23 individual countries participated. Common symptoms at onset (median age 3 months, range 0-12 months) were hypotonia, developmental delay, and/or oculogyric crises. Oculogyric crises were present in 97% of patients aged 2 to 12 years, occurred in the majority of patients in all age groups, and tended to be most severe during early childhood. Prominent non-motor symptoms were sleep disturbance, irritable mood, and feeding difficulties. The majority of subjects (70%) had profound motor impairment characterized by absent head control and minimal voluntary movement, while 17% had mild motor impairment and were able to walk independently. Dopamine agonists were the medications most likely to produce some symptomatic benefit, but were associated with dose-limiting side effects (dyskinesia, insomnia, irritability, vomiting) that led to discontinuation 25% of the time. The age distribution of our cohort (70% of subjects under age 13 years) and the observation of a greater proportion of patients with a more severe disease phenotype in the younger compared to the older patients, both suggest a significant mortality risk during childhood for patients with severe disease.
2020
dystonia-parkinsonism; gene therapy; natural history; neurotransmitter disorders; rare diseases
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AADC deficiency from infancy to adulthood: Symptoms and developmental outcome in an international cohort of 63 patients / Pearson, Toni S; Gilbert, Laura; Opladen, Thomas; Garcia-Cazorla, Angeles; Mastrangelo, Mario; Leuzzi, Vincenzo; Tay, Stacy K H; Sykut-Cegielska, Jolanta; Pons, Roser; Mercimek-Andrews, Saadet; Kato, Mitsuhiro; Lücke, Thomas; Oppebøen, Mari; Kurian, Manju A; Steel, Dora; Manti, Filippo; Meeks, Kathleen D; Jeltsch, Kathrin; Flint, Lisa. - In: JOURNAL OF INHERITED METABOLIC DISEASE. - ISSN 0141-8955. - (2020). [10.1002/jimd.12247]
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