Neonatal Encephalopathy with Seizures

Abnormal development and structure of the cerebellum

Symptoms
Poor growth, muscle weakness, whole-body tremors, ataxia, tonic-clonic seizures, death usually occurs in first week of life

Gene involved
ATF2

Mutation tested
c.152T>G (NEWS)

Transmission mode : Autosomal recessive

Publication : Chen et al. (2008). A neonatal encephalopathy with seizures in standard poodle dogs with a missense mutation in the canine ortholog of ATF2.