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Teaching NeuroImages: CLOVES syndrome
Authors: Meagan Collins, BS* ; Eric Krochmalnek, BS*; Sarah Alsubhi, MD; Myriam Srour, MD, PhD
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Meagan Collins*, Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, CHU Sainte Justine Research Center, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada Eric Krochmalnek* , Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada Sarah Alsubhi, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada Myriam Srour, Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada Search Terms: Clinical neurology examination, Cortical dysplasia, CLOVES, Hemimegalencephaly, PIK3CA Neurology® Published Ahead of Print articles have been peer reviewed and accepted for
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Title Character count: 26 Number of Tables: 0 Number of Figures: 1 Word count of Abstract: N/A Word Count of Paper: 104 Corresponding Author: Myriam Srour, [email protected] Disclosure: The authors report no dislcosures relevant to the manuscript. Study Funding: No targeted funding reported. This 17-year-old male is diagnosed with congenital lipomatous overgrowth with vascular,
epidermal, skeletal and spinal anomalies (CLOVES) syndrome1, mainly affecting his right face,
brain and trunk (MIM#612918) (Figure 1.A-C). Brain MRI revealed right hemimegalencephaly
with extensive temporo-parieto-occipital cortical dysplasia (Figure 1.D1-4). He developed
neonatal drug-resistant seizures requiring right hemispherectomy at 15 months. He has left
hemiparesis and intellectual disability. CLOVES syndrome is a segmental overgrowth syndrome
associated with somatic hyperactivating mutations in PIK3CA, belonging to the
PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway2. Genetic testing on buccal swab revealed a pathogenic
somatic missense mutation in PIK3CA (NM_006218.4:c.1624G>A,p.Glu542Lys) at an alternate
allele frequency of 4.5%, which was absent in blood.
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Appendix 1. Authors
Name Location Contribution Meagan Collins, BS Child Health and Human
Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada CHU Sainte Justine Research Center, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Drafting/revising the manuscript, study concept or design, accepts responsibility for conduct of research and final approval, acquisition of data, study supervision
Eric Krochmalnek, BS Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Drafting/revising the manuscript, study concept or design, accepts responsibility for conduct of research and final approval, acquisition of data, study supervision.
Sarah Alsubhi, MD Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Drafting/revising the manuscript, study concept or design, accepts responsibility for conduct of research and final approval, acquisition of data, study supervision
Myriam Srour, MD, PhD
Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Drafting/revising the manuscript, study concept or design, accepts responsibility for conduct of research and final approval, acquisition of data, study supervision
Acknowledgments: The authors thank the parents for their contribution to this study.
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Figure 1. Clinical and radiological findings
(A) Right hemifacial overgrowth in our patient with CLOVES syndrome. (B) Epidermal nevus on right face and neck. (C) The epidermal nevus on the trunk, characterized by hyperpigmentation and epidermal thickening, follows Blaschko lines and suggests the presence of an underlying somatic mutation. (D.a-D.d) Axial 1.5T brain MRI at the age of 2 months reveals right hemimegalencephaly, enlarged right ventricle, and extensive cortical dysplasia in the right temporal, parietal and occipital lobes. There is blurring of the grey-white border and polymicrogyric appearance of the cortex. Note the lipomatous overgrowth of the right face (arrowhead) (D.a).
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Meagan Collins, Eric Krochmalnek, Sarah Alsubhi, et al. Teaching NeuroImages: CLOVES syndrome
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