Neuroimaging manifestations and genetic heterogeneity of Walker-Warburg syndrome in Saudi patients.

Brain & Development
Sara AlharbiKalthoum Tlili-Graiess

Abstract

Walker-Warburg syndrome (WWS), an autosomal recessive disease, is the most severe phenotype of congenital muscular dystrophies. Its diagnosis remains primarily clinical and radiological. Identification of its causative variants will assist genetic counseling. We aim to describe genetic and neuroimaging findings of WWS and investigate the correlation between them. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical, genetic and neuroimaging findings of eleven Saudi neonates diagnosed with WWS between April 2012 and December 2018 in a single tertiary care center. Correlation between neuroimaging and genetic findings was investigated. All patients had macrocephaly except one who had intrauterine growth restriction. Dysmorphic features were identified in nearly half of the patients. Creatine kinase levels were available in nine patients and were always elevated. Homozygous pathogenic variants were identified in all patients spanning POMT1 (n = 5), TMEM5 (n = 3), ISPD (n = 2) and POMT2 (n = 1) including one patient who had a dual molecular diagnosis of ISPD and PGAP2. On neuroimaging, all patients showed cobblestone cortex, classical infratentorial findings, and hydrocephalus. Other cerebral cortical malformations included subependymal heterot...Continue Reading

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