[MRI as an aid for diagnosis of infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy]

No To Hattatsu. 1992 Sep;24(5):491-3.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We experienced a 5-year-old girl, who had presented with nystagmus and psychomotor regression since 1 year old. No clinical diagnosis had been made despite various examinations including lysosomal enzymes and muscle biopsy. Her brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed increased a T2 signal in bilateral cerebellar hemisphere. Recently this MRI finding was reported as a typical feature of infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy (INAD). Then we performed the second biopsy from her peripheral nerve, and diagnosed her as having INAD. It was suggested that MRI was a useful aid for the diagnosis of INAD.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Axons / pathology*
  • Brain Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Brain Diseases / genetics
  • Brain Diseases / pathology
  • Cerebellum / pathology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Genes, Recessive
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Nerve Degeneration
  • Peripheral Nerves / pathology*