AHC Bibliography

Updated May 1, 2011

Below is a partial bibliography of articles on Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood. The articles in this bibliography were included to help parents locate information on a variety of topics related to this disorder. It is not a complete listing of all articles on Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.

To obtain the full text of these articles you may:

  1. Check the internet to see if a copy of the article is available for free (i.e. Google Scholar)
  2. Go to the publisher’s web site. Some publishers provide free access to an article after you register as a guest; while others require payment.
  3. Some local public libraries have copies of medical journals or can get a copy of an article for you. Ask your local librarian about inter-library loan options and if fees are involved.

If anyone wishes to suggest the inclusion of a new citation, please forward to Vicky Platt at vicky@ahckids.org.

LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Tatli, B, Aydinli N, Caliskan M, Ozmen M, Kara B, Yaramis A, Dilber C, Yilmaz K, Ekici B. “Clinical Features of Nine Patients with Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.” Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health. March 30, 2011.

Gaul C, Kraya T, Holle D, Benkel-Herrenbruck I, Schara U, Ebinger F. “Migraine Variants and Unusual Types of Migraine in Childhood.” Schmerz (German), April 2011, Vol. 25 No.2, Page 148-156.

Panagiotakaki E, Gobbi G, Neville B, Ebinger F, Campistol J, Nevsimalova S, Laan L, Casaer P, Spiel G, Giannotta M, Fons C, Ninan M, Sange G, Schyns T, Vavassori R, Poncelin D, ENRAH Consortium, Arzimanoglou A. “Evidence of a Non-Progressive Course of Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: Study of a Large Cohort of Children and Adults.” Brain, Dec. 2010, Vol. 122 Pt. 12, page 3598-3610.

Saito Y, Inui T, Sakakibara T, Sugai K, Sakuma H, Sasaki M. “Evolution of Hemiplegia Attacks and Epileptic Seizures in Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.” Epilepsy Research, Aug 2010, Vol. 90 No. 3, page 248-258.

Sasaki M, Matsufuji H, Inui T, Arima K. “Absence of Small-Vessel Abnormalities in Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.” Brain & Development, May 2011, Vol. 33 No.5, page 390-393.

Villega F, PicardF, Espil-Taris C, Husson M, Michel V, Pedespan JM. “Benign Nocturnal Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: Two Cases with Positive Evolution.” Brain & Development, Sep 2010.

Vuillaumier-Barrot S., Panagiotakaki E, Bizec CL, Baba CE, Fontaine B, Arzimanoglou A, Seta N, Nicole S. “Absence of Mutation in the SLC2A1 Gene in a Cohort of Patients with Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC).” Neuropediatrics, December 2010, Vol.41 No.6, Page 267-269.

DYSTONIA

Andermann F, Ohtahara S, Andermann E, Camfield P, Kobayashi K. “Infantile Hypotonia and Paroxysmal Dystonia: A Variant of Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.” Movement Disorders, 1994 Mar, Vol.9 No.2, page 227-229.

Arnold DL, Silver K, Andermann F. “Evidence for Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Patients with Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.” Annals of Neurology 1993 Jun, Vol.33 No.6, page 604-607.

EPILEPSY

Aicardi J. “Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.” Chapter 24 Epilepsy and Movement Disorders. Renzo G, Andermann F, Hallett M. Cambridge University Press 2002, page 379-392.

Shirasaka Y, Ito M, Okuno T, Mikawa H, Yamori Y. “Epileptic Seizures Difficult to Differentiate from Alternating Hemiplegia in Infants: A Case Report.” Brain Development. 1990, Vol.12 No.5, page 521-524.

GENETIC

Bassi MT, Bresolin N, Tonelli A. “A Novel Mutation in the ATP1A2 Gen Causes Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.” Journal of Medical Genetics, 2004, Vol.41 page 621-628.

Boileau S, Vuillaume I, Sablonniere B, Marignier S, Des Portes V, Vallee L, Auvin S. “Absence of T378N Mutation of ATP1A2 Gene in Five Patients with Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.” Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 2008 Nov., Vol.50 No.11, page 879-880.

De Vries B, Stam AH, Beker F, Van den Maagdenberg AM, Vanmolkot KR, Laan L, Ginjaar IB, Frants RR, Lauffer H, Haan J, Haas JP, Terwindt GM. “CACNA1A Mutation Linking Hemiplegic Migraine and Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.” Cephalalgia, 2008 Aug, Vol.28 No.8, page 887-91.

Jen JC, Wan J, Palos TP, Howard BD, Baloh RW. “Mutation in the Glutamate Transporter EAAT1 Causes Episodic Ataxia, Hemiplegia, and Seizures.” Neurology, 2005 Aug 23, Vol.65 No.4, page 529-534.

Kanavakis E, Xaidara A, Papathanasiou-Klontza D, Papadimitriou A, Velentza S, Youroukos S. “Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: A Syndrome Inherited with an Autosomal Dominant Trait.” Developmental  Medicine and Child Neurology,  2003 Dec., Vol.45 No.12, page 833-836.

Rotstein M, Doran J, Yang, H, Ullner PM, Engelstad K, DeVivo DC. “Glut1 Deficiency and Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.” Neurology, 2009 Dec 8, Vol.73 No.23, page 2042-2044.

Sasaki M, Sakuma H, Fukushmia A, Yamada K, Ohnishi T, Matsuda H. “Abnormal Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.” Brain Development, 2009 Jan., Vol.31 No.1, page 20-26.

Swoboda KJ, Kanavakis E, Xaidara A, Johnson JE, Leppert MF, Schlesinger-Massart MB, Ptacek LJ, Silver K, Youroukos S. “Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood or Familial Hemiplegic Migraine? A Novel ATP1A2 Mutation.” Annals of  Neurology, 2004 June, Vol.55 No.6, page 884-887.

MEDICATION

Casaer P. “Flunarizine in Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood. An International Study in 12 Children.” Neuropediatrics, 1987 Nov., Vol.18 No.4, page 91-95.

Haffejee S, Santosh PJ. “Treatment of Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood with Aripiprazole.” Developmental  Medicine and Child Neurology, 2009 Jan, Vol.51 No.1, page 74-77.

Jiang W, Chi Z, Ma L, Du B, Shang W, Guo H, Wu W. “Topiramate: A New Agent for Patients with Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.” Neuropediatrics, 2006 Aug, Vol.37 No. 4, page 229-233.

Veneselli E, Biancheri R. “Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: Treatment of Attacks with Chloral Hydrate and Niaprazine.” European  Journal of  Pediatrics, 1997 February, Vol. 156 No.2, page 157-158.

Sasaki M, Sakuragawa N, Osawa M. “Long-term Effect of Flunarizine on Patients with Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood in Japan.” Brain Development, 2001 Aug, Vol.23 No.5, page 303-305.

Silver K, Andermann F. “Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: A Study of 10 Patients and Results of Flunarizine Treatment.” Neurology, 1993 Jan, Vol.43 No.1, page 36-41

MANAGEMENT

Granata T, Vigevano F. “Alternating Hemiplegia: Italian White Book for Understanding and Managing this Rare Disease.” Associazione Italiana per la Sindrome di Emiplegia Alternante. Italy, 2007.

Neville BG, Ninan M. “The Treatment and Management of Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.” Developmental  Medicine and Child Neurology, 2007 Oct, Vol. 49 No.10, page 777-80.

MIGRAINE

Lance JW. “Is Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC) A Variant of Migraine?” Cephalalgia 2000, Oct. Vol.20 No.8, page 685.

Lebas A, Guyant-Marechal L, Hannequin D, Riant F. “Severe Attacks of Familial Hemiplegic Migraine, Childhood Epilepsy and ATP1A2 Mutation.” Cephalalgia, 2008, Vol 28, page 774-777.

Swoboda KJ, Kanavakis E, Xaidara A, Johnson JE, Leppert MF, Schlesinger-Massart MB, Ptacek LJ, Silver K, Youroukos S. “Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood or Familial Hemiplegic Migraine? A Novel ATP1A2 Mutation.” Annals of  Neurology, 2004 June, Vol.55 No.6, page 884-887.

GENERAL

Eagan RA. “Ocular Motor Features of Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.” Journal of Neurophthalmology. 2002 June, Vol.22 No.2, Page 99-101.

Incorpora G., Pavone P, Cocuzza M, Privitera M, Pavone L, Ruggieri M. “Neuronatal Onset of Bath-Induced Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.” European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 2010 Mary, Vol.14 No.2, page 192-3.

Mehrotra R. “General Anesthesia for a Patient with Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.” Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, 2005 Dec., Vol.52 No.10, page 1103-1104.

Mikati MA, Kramer U, Zupanc ML, Shanaha RJ. “Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: Clinical Manifestations and Long-Term Outcome.” Pediatric Neurology, 2000 Aug, Vol.23 No.2, page 134-41.

Montirosso R, Ceppi E, D’aloisio C, Zucca C, Borgatti R. “International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health in Subjects with Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.” Disability & Rehabilitation, 2009 Vol.31 Suppl., page S108-15.

Nechay A, Stephenson JB. “Bath-Induced Paroxysmal Disorders in Infancy.” European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 2009 May, Vol.13 No.3, page 203-208.

Rho JM, Chugani HT. “Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: Insights into its Pathophysiology.” Journal of Child Neurology, 1998 Jan, Vol.3 No., page 39-45.

Rinalduzzi S, Valeriani M, Vigevano F. “Brainstem Dysfunction in Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: A Neurophysiological Study.” Cephalalgia, 2006 May, Vol.26 No.5, page 511-519.

Shafer ME, Mayfield JW, McDonald F. “Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: A Study of Neuropsychological Functioning.” Applied  Neuropsychology. 2005 Vol.12 No.1, page 49-56.

Sweney MT, Silver K, Gerard-Blanluet M, Pedespan JM, Renault F, Arzimanoglou A, Schlesinger-Massart M, Lewelt AJ, Reyna SP, Swoboda KJ. “Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: Early Characteristics and Evolution of a Neurodevelopmental Syndrome.” Pediatrics, 2009 Mar, Vol.123 No.3, page e534-541.

Tenny, JR, Schapiro MB. “Child Neurology: Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.” Neurology, 2010 Apr 6, Vol. 74 No.14, page E57-9.