Affected Subject S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S06 Gender female female male male male female Year of birth 1987 1998 1997 2000 2007 2009 Siblings (affected / unaffected / otherwise affected) 1 / 0 / 0 1 / 0 / 0 0 / 1 / 0 0 / 1 / 0 0 / 8 / 0 0 / 1 / 0 Consanguinity parents − − + + + − Pregnancy, delivery, neonatal period normal normal normal normal normal normal Initial motor & cognitive development normal normal normal normal mildly delayed normal Single Episode of Regression Age at presentation (years) 2.5 never developed neurological signs 3 5 5 2 Signs at presentation L-hemiparesis, somnolence, irritability, loss of ambulation NA delayed speech, gait difficulties gait difficulties dysarthria and gait difficulties frequent falls and leg weakness Preceding event recurrent vomiting and poor growth NA NA NA febrile illness febrile illness Signs of regression severe spastic tetraparesis, lowered consciousness NA spastic tetraparesis L > R spastic tetraparesis, ataxia and sensorimotor polyneuropathy with loss of unsupported walking spastic tetraparesis, ataxia and sensorimotor polyneuropathy with loss of unsupported walking spastic tetraparesis and sensorimotor polyneuropathy with loss of ambulation; gastrostomy due to swallowing defect Treatment temporary improvement on steroids; riboflavin, coenzyme Q10, thiamine and vitamin C coenzyme Q10, carnitine and vitamin C none none none riboflavin, coenzyme Q10 Duration of regression 2 months NA 2 years 2–3 months 2–3 months 5 months Further regressions seizures at age 4, controlled with carbamazepine; no further regression NA a somnolence episode with generalized seizure at age 5; 3 seizures during follow-up of 11 years; no further regression no further regression no further regression no further regression Outcome Age (years) 26 14 16 13 6.5 4 Motor function wheelchair-bound normal moderate spastic tetraparesis L > R; wheelchair-bound walks, mild signs of spasticity, ataxia, and peripheral neuropathy walks, mild signs of spasticity, ataxia, and peripheral neuropathy walks, spastic gait Cognitive level decreased normal decreased slightly decreased normal normal Speech and language single words, marked dysarthria normal dysarthria normal normal normal