Characteristics of 22 patients with nodding syndrome
| ID | Age (years) | Duration of symptoms in yrs | Seizure based classification | Main Psychiatric morbidity | Other prominent complications | EEG seizure classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 11 | Head nodding plus other seizures types | Behaviour problems Hallucinations | Severe cognitive impairment Burns Lip deformity Severe stunting, with severe wasting Spasticity and contractures with musculoskeletal deformities | Generalised epileptiform discharges |
| 2 | 13 | 5 | Head nodding plus other seizures types | Hallucinations aggressive behaviour | Moderate wasting | Generalised epileptiform discharges |
| 3 | 15 | 10 | Head nodding plus other seizures types | Behaviour problems Aggression Pychosocial disorder | Severe wasting Speech difficulties | Generalised epileptiform discharges |
| 4 | 14 | 9 | Head nodding only | Severe cognitive impairment Stunting | Generalised epileptiform discharges | |
| 5 | 16 | 9 | Head nodding plus other seizures types | Aggressive behaviour Wandering Hallucinations | Severe cognitive impairment Speech difficulties Moderate wasting | Right temporal discharges |
| 6 | 14 | 5 | Head nodding plus other seizures types | Generalised epileptiform discharges | ||
| 7 | 14 | 7 | Head nodding plus other seizures types | Severe cognitive impairment Lip deformity Severe wasting | Generalised epileptiform discharges | |
| 8 | 18 | 10 | Head nodding plus other seizures types | Aggressive behaviour Hallucinations | Severe cognitive impairment Speech difficulties | Generalised epileptiform discharges |
| 9 | 18 | 8 | Head nodding plus other seizures types | Psychotic symptoms Behavioural problems | Severe cognitive impairment Lip deformity Speech difficulties Severe wasting | Left temporal discharges |
| 10 | 16 | 11 | Head nodding plus other seizures types | Moderate wasting Burns Marked lip deformity | Generalised epileptiform discharges | |
| 11 | 15 | 9 | Head nodding plus other seizures types | Depression | Hearing impairment Stunting Burns Musculoskeletal Deformities Severe cognitive impairment Severe wasting | Generalised epileptiform discharges |
| 12 | 13 | 8 | Head nodding plus other seizures types | Hallucinations | Generalised epileptiform discharges | |
| 13 | 13 | 3 | Head nodding plus other seizures types | Moderate wasting | Generalised epileptiform discharges | |
| 14 | 14 | 9 | Head nodding plus other seizures types | Hallucinations | Generalised epileptiform discharges | |
| 15 | 12 | 8 | Head nodding plus other seizures types | Severe wasting Stunting Kyphosis, pectus deformity Generalised skin changes | Generalised epileptiform discharges | |
| 16 | 12 | 2 | Head nodding only | Stunting Severe wasting | Generalised epileptiform discharges | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | Head nodding plus other seizures types | Post-ictal aggression Wandering | Severe cognitive impairment Stunting Lip deformity Ataxia Speech difficulties Spasticity and contractures with musculoskeletal deformities Moderate wasting | Generalised epileptiform discharges |
| 18 | 18 | 6 | Head nodding plus other seizures types | Moderate wasting | Generalised epileptiform discharges | |
| 19 | 12 | 4 | Head nodding only | Moderate wasting Stunting | Generalised epileptiform discharges | |
| 20 | 15 | 9 | Head nodding only | Stunting | Generalised epileptiform discharges | |
| 21 | 15 | 9 | Head nodding plus other seizures types | Severe cognitive impairment Lip deformity Speech difficulties Stunting Moderate wasting Spasticity with contractures and severe musculoskeletal deformity, wasting/dystrophy | Generalised epileptiform discharges | |
| 22 | 15 | 9 | Head nodding plus other seizures types | Behavioural problems Aggression | Severe cognitive impairment Stunting Burns Episodes of disorientation Speech difficulties | Generalised epileptiform discharges |