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Table 2 Prevalence of comorbidities by mutation group in 164 individuals with the CDKL5 disorder

From: Prevalence and onset of comorbidities in the CDKL5 disorder differ from Rett syndrome

 

No functional protein (n = 51)

Missense/in-frame mutation within catalytic domain (n = 45)

Truncation between aa172 and aa781 (n = 38)

Truncation after aa781 (n = 17)

 

n/N (%)

n/N (%)

n/N (%)

n/N (%)

Epilepsy ever

47/48 (97.6)

39/40 (96.8)

32/32 (100.0)

16/16 (100.0)

GI health

    

 Any GI problem

30/43 (69.8)

28/38 (73.7)

18/30 (60.0)

9/14 (64.3)

 Constipation

20/43 (46.5)

23/40 (57.5)

20/31 (64.5)

6/15 (40.0)

 Reflux ever

16/40 (40.0)

17/34 (50.0)

11/29 (37.9)

3/13 (23.1)

 Air swallowing

2/41 (4.9)

10/38 (26.3)

7/30 (23.3)

4/15 (26.7)

 Gastrostomy ever

14/45 (31.1)

14/41 (34.2)

8/32 (25.0)

3/16 (18.8)

Sleepa

    

 Any sleep problem ever

41/45 (91.1)

35/40 (87.5)

24/30 (80.0)

14/16 (87.5)

 Persistent night waking

26/39 (66.7)

21/33 (63.6)

14/28 (50.0)

6/12 (50.0)

 Diurnal problemsb

18/41 (43.9)

19/34 (55.9)

13/28 (46.4)

6/12 (50.0)

 Teeth grinding

15/40 (37.5)

13/34 (38.2)

11/28 (39.3)

4/13 (30.8)

 Night screaming

11/40 (27.5)

12/35 (34.3)

2/28 (7.1)

2/13 (15.4)

 Night laughing

12/40 (30.0)

12/35 (34.3)

6/28 (21.4)

1/13 (7.7)

 Repetitive actions while falling asleep

11/40 (27.5)

8/33 (24.2)

6/28 (21.4)

4/13 (30.8)

Respiratory

    

 Any breathing irregularities

12/41 (29.3)

14/35 (40.0)

8/30 (26.7)

1/9 (11.1)

 Hyperventilation

3/44 (6.8)

3/34 (17.7)

5/30 (16.7)

1/9 (11.1)

 Breath-holding

11/41 (26.8)

11/33 (33.3)

6/30 (20.0)

1/10 (10.0)

 Pneumonia ever

10/42 (23.8)

5/33 (15.2)

6/28 (21.4)

3/12 (25.0)

 Aspiration ever

12/41 (29.3)

6/33 (18.2)

6/27 (22.2)

1/12 (8.3)

Scoliosis

9/44 (20.5)

9/40 (22.5)

7/30 (23.3)

2/15 (13.3)

  1. aindicates that only individuals with frequent sleep problems (1–2 times per week, 3–5 times per week and daily rather than monthly or less frequently) were classified as having the sleep problem
  2. bDiurnal problems: daytime napping