Multicentric Retrospective Evaluation of Five Classic Infantile Pompe Disease Subjects Under Enzyme Replacement Therapy With Early Infratentorial Involvement
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2020
abstract:
White matter (WM) abnormalities and ventricular enlargement in brain MRI are well-known features in infantile-onset Pompe disease (IOPD) in the era of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT). In this multicentric observational retrospective study, we report a small cohort of IOPD subjects under ERT treatment (n = 5, median age at MRI = 7.4 years, median period of treatment = 85 months) that showed the classic features of extensive supratentorial WM abnormalities but also unusual findings such as early infratentorial WM abnormalities and late supratentorial U-fiber involvement. Given the recent implementation of ERT and the rarity of the disease, a complete spectrum of presentation and understanding of progressive pathology in the brain of IOPD subjects in treatment remains underacknowledged. The availability of long-term follow-up of IOPD subjects under ERT treatment allows a better insight into the evolution of brain abnormalities in such disease.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
brain MRI; ERT (enzyme replacement therapy); infantile-onset Pompe disease; IOPD; Pompe disease; white matter (WM)
List of contributors:
Paoletti, M.; Pichiecchio, A.; Colafati, G. S.; Conte, G.; Deodato, F.; Gasperini, S.; Menni, F.; Furlan, F.; Rubert, L.; Triulzi, F. M.; Cinnante, C.
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