Phenotypes associated with the disease developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 68 (OMIM:618201):
- Encephalopathy (HP:0001298): Encephalopathy is a term that means brain disease, damage, or malfunction. In general, encephalopathy is manifested by an altered mental state. Evidence: IEA. (OMIM:618201)
- Exaggerated startle response (HP:0002267): An exaggerated startle reaction in response to a sudden unexpected visual or acoustic stimulus, or a quick movement near the face. Evidence: IEA. (OMIM:618201)
- Clonus (HP:0002169): A series of rhythmic and involuntary muscle contractions (at a frequency of about 5 to 7 Hz) that occur in response to an abruptly applied and sustained stretch. Evidence: IEA. (OMIM:618201)
- Microcephaly (HP:0000252): Head circumference below 2 standard deviations below the mean for age and gender. Evidence: IEA. Frequency: Very rare (HP:0040284). (OMIM:618201)
- Progressive (HP:0003676): Applies to a disease manifestation that increases in scope or severity over the course of time, i.e., that worsens with age. Evidence: IEA. (OMIM:618201)
- Status epilepticus (HP:0002133): Status epilepticus is a type of prolonged seizure resulting either from the failure of the mechanisms responsible for seizure termination or from the initiation of mechanisms which lead to abnormally prolonged seizures (after time point t1). It is a condition that can have long-term consequences (after time point t2), including neuronal death, neuronal injury, and alteration of neuronal networks, depending on the type and duration of seizures. Evidence: IEA. (OMIM:618201)
- Developmental regression (HP:0002376): Loss of developmental skills, as manifested by loss of developmental milestones. Evidence: IEA. (OMIM:618201)
- Cerebral cortical atrophy (HP:0002120): Atrophy of the cortex of the cerebrum. Evidence: IEA. (OMIM:618201)
- Flexion contracture (HP:0001371): A flexion contracture is a bent (flexed) joint that cannot be straightened actively or passively. It is thus a chronic loss of joint motion due to structural changes in muscle, tendons, ligaments, or skin that prevents normal movement of joints. Evidence: IEA. Frequency: Very rare (HP:0040284). (OMIM:618201)
- Respiratory distress (HP:0002098): Respiratory distress is objectively observable as the physical or emotional consequences from the experience of dyspnea. The physical presentation of respiratory distress is generally referred to as labored breathing, while the sensation of respiratory distress is called shortness of breath or dyspnea. Evidence: IEA. Frequency: Very rare (HP:0040284). (OMIM:618201)
- Global developmental delay (HP:0001263): A delay in the achievement of motor or mental milestones in the domains of development of a child, including motor skills, speech and language, cognitive skills, and social and emotional skills. This term should only be used to describe children younger than five years of age. Evidence: IEA. (OMIM:618201)
- Muscle fibrillation (HP:0010546): Fine, rapid twitching of individual muscle fibers with little or no movement of the muscle as a whole as ascertained by electromyography (EMG). If a motor neuron or its axon is destroyed, the muscle fibers it innervates undergo denervation atrophy. This leads to hypersensitivity of individual muscle fibers to acetyl choline so that they may contract spontaneously. Isolated activity of individual muscle fibers is generally so fine it cannot be seen through the intact skin, although it can be recorded as a short-duration spike in the EMG. Evidence: IEA. (OMIM:618201)
- Failure to thrive (HP:0001508): Failure to thrive (FTT) refers to a child whose physical growth is substantially below the norm. Evidence: IEA. (OMIM:618201)
- Autosomal recessive inheritance (HP:0000007): A mode of inheritance that is observed for traits related to a gene encoded on one of the autosomes (i.e., the human chromosomes 1-22) in which a trait manifests in individuals with two pathogenic alleles, either homozygotes (two copies of the same mutant allele) or compound heterozygotes (whereby each copy of a gene has a distinct mutant allele). Evidence: PCS. (PMID:28364549)
- Spasticity (HP:0001257): A motor disorder characterized by a velocity-dependent increase in tonic stretch reflexes with increased muscle tone, exaggerated (hyperexcitable) tendon reflexes. Evidence: IEA. (OMIM:618201)
- Hyperreflexia (HP:0001347): Hyperreflexia is the presence of hyperactive stretch reflexes of the muscles. Evidence: IEA. (OMIM:618201)
- Myoclonus (HP:0001336): Very brief, involuntary random muscular contractions occurring at rest, in response to sensory stimuli, or accompanying voluntary movements. Evidence: IEA. (OMIM:618201)