The magnetic resonance imaging spectrum of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease: A multicenter study of 19 patients

Brain & Development
Kaoru SumidaNoriko Sato

Abstract

We retrospectively evaluated the imaging spectrum of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) in correlation with the clinical course and genetic abnormality. We collected the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of 19 genetically proven PMD patients (all males, aged 0-29years old) using our integrated web-based MRI data collection system from 14 hospitals. The patterns of hypomyelination were determined mainly by the signals of the cerebrum, corticospinal tract, and brainstem on T2-weighted images (T2WI). We assessed the degree of myelination age on T1-weighted images (T1WI) and T2WI independently, and we evaluated cerebellar and callosal atrophy. The clinical severity and genetic abnormalities (causal mutations of the proteolipid protein gene PLP1) were analyzed together with the imaging findings. The clinical stage tended to be more severe when the whole brainstem, or corticospinal tract in the internal capsule showed abnormally high intensity on T2WI. Diffuse T2-high signal of brainstem was observed only in the patients with PLP1 point mutation. Myelination age "before birth" on T1WI is a second manifestation correlated with the clinically severe phenotypes. On the other hand, eight patients whose myelination ages were > 4mo...Continue Reading

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Feb 13, 2016·Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology·Ken Inoue
Dec 17, 2020·Nature Reviews. Neurology·Nicole I WolfMarjo S van der Knaap

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