Global and Widespread Local White Matter Abnormalities in Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis is a progressive neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disease of childhood. It manifests with loss of vision, seizures, and loss of cognitive and motor functions leading to premature death. Previous MR imaging studies have reported cerebral and cerebellar atrophy, progressive hippocampal atrophy, thalamic signal intensity alterations, and decreased white matter volume in the corona radiata. However, conventional MR imaging findings are usually normal at younger than 10 years of age. The purpose of our study was to investigate whether diffusion MR imaging could reveal changes in white matter microstructure already present at a younger age. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We investigated global and local white matter abnormalities in 14 chi

SUBMITTER: Roine U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7655432 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature