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A genetically proven case of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease: Clinicoradiological clues.

Authors :
Saini, Lokesh
Chakrabarty, Biswaroop
Kumar, Atin
Gulati, Sheffali
Source :
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. Oct-Dec2016, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p533-535. 3p.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

The article presents a case study of a 5-month-old boy with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD). Topics discussed include observation of several symptoms such as pendular nystagmus in the patient, analysis of hypomyelination through brain's magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), confirmation for PMD diagnosis through proteolipid protein 1 (PLP1) gene triplication at Xq22, initiation of PMD with genetic mutation of the PLP1 gene and consideration of hypomyelinating leukodystrophy as PMD among infants.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09722327
Volume :
19
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
119815708
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.194470