A new leukodystrophy with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and high lactate
A new leukodystrophy with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and high lactate
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DOI:
10.1002/ana.10456
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发表时间:
2003-02-01
影响因子:
11.2
通讯作者:
Pouwels, PJW
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作者:
van der Knaap, MS;van der Voorn, P;Pouwels, PJW
We identified eight patients with a distinct magnetic resonance imaging pattern of inhomogeneous cerebral white matter abnormalities and selective involvement of brainstem and spinal tracts. Proton magnetic resonance imaging showed increased lactate in the abnormal white matter. Clinically, the patients had slowly progressive pyramidal, cerebellar, and dorsal column dysfunction. The uniform, highly characteristic magnetic resonance imaging pattern and the similarities in clinical and magnetic resonance spectroscopy findings provide evidence for a new disease entity. Autosomal recessive inheritance is likely.