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What is the definition of Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood?

Alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) is a neurological disorder that usually affects children before 18 months of age. Classic AHC causes recurrent episodes of paralysis (hemiplegia) that involve one or both sides of the body, multiple limbs, or a single limb. The paralysis may affect different parts of the body at different times and may be brief or last for several days. A characteristic feature of AHC is that symptoms disappear during sleep and return upon waking. Many affected children display some degree of developmental delay, abnormal eye (oculomotor) movements, uncontrolled limb movements (including ataxia, dystonia, and choreoathetosis) and seizures. The majority of cases of AHC are caused by a new change (called a pathogenic variant) in the ATP1A3 gene that is not inherited. Thus, most patients with AHC do not have a family history of the disorder. A small number of cases of AHC are caused by changes in the ATP1A2 gene. When this condition does run in families, it follows an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance.

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What are the alternative names for Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood?

Alternating hemiplegia of childhood
AHC
Alternating hemiplegia
Alternating hemiplegia syndrome

Who are the top Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Local Doctors?

Dr. Mohamad A. Mikati

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Duke Health

Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center

2301 Erwin Rd,

Durham, NC

Mohamad Mikati is a Pediatrics expert in Durham, North Carolina. Mikati has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, Epilepsy in Children, Increased Head Circumference, and Hartnup Disease. Mikati is currently accepting new patients.

Leanne Sakzewski

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University Of Queensland

Queensland Cerebral Palsy And Rehabilitation Research Centre,

Brisbane, QLD, AU

Leanne Sakzewski practices in Brisbane, Australia. Sakzewski is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, Hemiplegia, Cerebral Palsy, and Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type.

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Jenny M. Ziviani

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University Of Queensland

Queensland Cerebral Palsy And Rehabilitation Research Centre,

Brisbane, QLD, AU

Jenny Ziviani practices in Brisbane, Australia. Ziviani is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, Hemiplegia, Cerebral Palsy, and Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type.

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What are the latest Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Clinical Trials?

The Effect of Using Functional Electric Stimulation for the Recovery of Dorsiflexion During Rehabilitation of Gait Function, in the Subacute Phase After Stroke- a Randomized Controlled Exploratory Study

Enrollment Status: Recruiting

Publish Date: February 09, 2023

Intervention Type: Device

Study Phase: Not Applicable

Summary: The purpose of this project is to investigate the effect of functional electrical stimulation (FES) for recovery of dorsiflexion after stroke. It will be led from the University Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Danderyd Hospital (RMDS) in collaboration with the MoveAbility Lab at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Patients referred to RMDS for inpatient rehabilitation early after hemiparet...

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Induced Motion Illusions Through Vision and Tendon Vibrations: Study of Interactions in Hemiplegic Subjects

Enrollment Status: Recruiting

Publish Date: February 08, 2023

Intervention Type: Device

Study Phase: Not Applicable

Summary: Two movement illusion techniques can currently be used in clinical practice for motor rehabilitation after stroke hemiplegia: visual illusion (mirror therapy) and proprioceptive illusion (tendon vibration). Mirror therapy, in its computerized version (IVS3, Dessintey, Saint-Etienne, France), is based on the substitution of the deficient visual feedback by a visual feedback of a correctly realized ...

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Published Date: May 02, 2022
Published By: Genetic and Rare Diseases Informnation Center

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