Pediatric Neurology
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 139-142, February 2006

Expanding the Clinical Picture of Simpson-Golabi-Behmel Syndrome

  • Esther L. Young, DO

      Affiliations

    • Botsford General Hospital, Farmington Hills, Michigan
  • ,
  • Robin Wishnow, BA

      Affiliations

    • Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders, Farmington Hills, Michigan
  • ,
  • Michael A. Nigro, DO

      Affiliations

    • Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders, Farmington Hills, Michigan
    • Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Nigro; Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders; 28595 Orchard Lake Road; Suite 200; Farmington Hills, MI 48334.

Received 6 January 2005; accepted 5 July 2005.

This report describes a 14-year-old male with Simpson-Golabi-Behmel overgrowth syndrome. He was born via cesarean section because of macrocephaly and subsequently exhibited significant developmental delay in motor, language, and cognitive skills with mental retardation and epilepsy. He manifests the characteristic dysmorphic (“bulldog”) facial features of Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome. His molecular genetic testing has substantiated the clinical diagnosis of Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome; however, he is unique in that he has mental retardation, hydrocephalus, and epilepsy, which have not been previously documented in Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome in the literature.

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PII: S0887-8994(05)00410-8

doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.07.008

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 139-142, February 2006