Structural anomalies revealed by neuroimaging studies in the brains of patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 and large deletions
Structural anomalies revealed by neuroimaging studies in the brains of patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 and large deletions
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神经影像学研究揭示 1 型神经纤维瘤病和大缺失患者大脑的结构异常
DOI:
10.1097/00125817-199905000-00004
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发表时间:
1999
影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
T. Poussaint
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文献类型:
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作者:
B. Korf;G. Schneider;T. Poussaint
Purpose: The basis for cognitive problems in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is unknown. A subset of NF1 patients with deletion of the entire NF1 gene has severe learning problems or mental retardation. We have reviewed neuroimaging studies (CT and MRI) in five such patients to determine whether structural anomalies in the brain are present and might explain the impaired cognitive function.Methods: Five patients with NF1 and deletion of the entire gene were identified by FISH studies. A retrospective review was conducted of CT and MRI images, as well as of data from developmental assessments.Results: All five patients had severe developmental impairment. None had been exposed to chemotherapy or radiation therapy. All had multiple regions of bright T2 signal intensity. Structural anomalies were seen in three of the five patients and included callosal dysgenesis in one, septum cavum vergae and pellucidum in two, mega cisterna magna in one, and Chiari I malformation with severe hydrocephalus in one patient.Conclusion: Individuals with NF1 and large gene deletions have an increased frequency of structural anomalies of the brain not usually seen in NF1 patients. This suggests that the mental retardation in these individuals is due, at least in part, to abnormal brain development rather than a defect in brain function due to haplosufficiency of the NF1 gene product.
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发表时间:
1994
期刊:
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
影响因子:
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作者:
Itoh,T;Magnaldi,S;White,RM;Denckla,MB;Hofman,K;Naidu,S;Bryan,RN
通讯作者:
Bryan,RN
DOI:
10.1159/000134171
发表时间:
1996
期刊:
Cytogenetics and cell genetics
影响因子:
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作者:
Leppig,KA;Viskochil,D;Neil,S;Rubenstein,A;Johnson,VP;Zhu,XL;Brothman,AR;Stephens,K
通讯作者:
Stephens,K