When Does Alternating Hemiplegia Occur?

Alternating hemiplegia is a rare neurological disorder that develops in childhood, most often before the child is 18 months old. The disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of paralysis that involve one or both sides of the body, multiple limbs, or a single limb.

What causes hypoglossal alternating hemiplegia?

The cause of alternating hemiplegia of childhood is the mutation of ATP1A3 gene. In a study of fifteen females and nine males' patient with alternating hemiplegia, a mutation in ATP1A3 gene was present.

Is alternating hemiplegia of childhood fatal?

Treatments. Overall outcomes for AHC are generally poor, which is contributed to by AHC's various diagnostic and management challenges. In the long term, AHC is debilitating due to both the hemiplegic attacks and permanent damage associated with AHC.

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