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Unlike other creatine deficiency disorders, its link to epilepsy remains uncertain. This study presents the first reported epilepsy cases in AGAT deficiency, analyzing seizure patterns and response to creatine monohydrate supplementation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We retrospectively analyzed two AGAT\u2010deficient probands identified through a national collaboration. Biochemical assessments of creatine and guanidinoacetate (GAA) levels in plasma and urine were performed using electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry and high\u2010performance liquid chromatography methods. Brain magnetic resonance spectroscopy was conducted to evaluate cerebral creatine levels pre\u2010 and postsupplementation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Both probands carried the homozygous c.446G&gt;A, p.(Trp149Ter) mutation in\n                      <jats:italic>GATM<\/jats:italic>\n                      , classified as pathogenic. The first, diagnosed at birth and treated with creatine from 4\u2009months, had normal psychomotor development but developed focal epilepsy at 6\u2009years, controlled with carbamazepine. The second, diagnosed at 5\u2009years, presented with psychomotor delay, behavioral disturbances, and nocturnal seizures with unknown origin from age 4\u2009years, later developing focal tonic seizures while awake. Initially the proband was unresponsive to carbamazepine; seizure control was achieved with valproate and lacosamide. Definitive conclusions on the role of creatine supplementation in epilepsy associated with AGAT deficiency cannot be drawn, as it was not modified after seizure onset in the first proband and introduced only after seizure control in the second.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Significance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study presents the first cases of epilepsy in AGAT deficiency, suggesting its prevalence may be underestimated. AGAT\u2010related epilepsy appears to be part of the associated developmental encephalopathy, with focal seizures and minimal impact on psychomotor development. In AGAT deficiency, epilepsy is not linked to GAA accumulation as in other creatine deficiency disorders but rather to low brain creatine levels, which may affect \u03b3\u2010aminobutyric acidergic neurotransmission and seizure thresholds. The role of creatine supplementation in seizure control warrants further investigation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/epi.18565","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,17]],"date-time":"2025-07-17T15:23:22Z","timestamp":1752765802000},"page":"4425-4433","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Epilepsy expands the phenotype of L\u2010arginine:glycine amidinotransferase deficiency"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"66","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3854-9299","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alessandro","family":"Ferretti","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Pediatrics Unit, Neuroscience, Mental Health, and Sensory Organs Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome  Rome 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