Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Sulfatides, the most abundant glycosphingolipids, are a major component of myelin. They are degraded by the combined action of sphingolipid activator protein and arylsulfatase A. Deficiency of either of these entities causes metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). On the basis of age of onset, this entity is divided into late infantile, juvenile, and adult subtypes. Late infantile form, the commonest subtype, can exhibit peripheral neuropathy as the initial manifestation. The other two forms usually manifest peripheral neuropathy later in the disease course. PATIENT:A 1.5-year-old girl with preexisting isolated motor delay presented with acute-onset ascending flaccid quadriparesis, ptosis, and respiratory failure. Ptosis and respiratory failure responded completely to intravenous immunoglobulin, whereas quadriparesis showed minimal improvement. Nerve biopsy revealed metachromatic granules with demyelination, and serum arylsulfatase A levels were undetectable. CONCLUSION:The severity and nature of the disease coupled with the response to immunotherapy makes this case unusual. This child may represent either an atypical presentation of MLD with coincidental response to immunotherapy or an episode of immune mediated neuropathy in an individual with already diseased nerves due to MLD.
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Pediatr Neuroljournal_title
Pediatric neurologyauthors
Dubey R,Chakrabarty B,Gulati S,Sharma MC,Deopujari S,Baheti N,Santosh V,Pai G,Kabra Mdoi
10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2014.01.028subject
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2014-06-01 00:00:00pages
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50pub_type
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0887-8994(02)00424-1
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doi:10.1016/s0887-8994(00)00230-7
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
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doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.10.020
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2018.05.003
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2016.05.013
更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0887-8994(02)00459-9
更新日期:2002-11-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1016/0887-8994(90)90007-n
更新日期:1990-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2014.10.012
更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0887-8994(96)00229-9
更新日期:1996-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0887-8994(99)00104-6
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.01.017
更新日期:2020-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0887-8994(00)00171-5
更新日期:2000-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Publisher regrets that this article is an accidental duplication of an article that has already been published, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2014.07.002. The duplicate article has therefore been removed. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Removal can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdra...
journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2014.08.001
更新日期:2014-08-07 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2006.05.010
更新日期:2006-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2018.12.010
更新日期:2019-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.12.001
更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0887-8994(97)89979-1
更新日期:1997-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0887-8994(91)90046-n
更新日期:1991-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.09.020
更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2019.10.007
更新日期:2020-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.08.001
更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.04.012
更新日期:2005-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0887-8994(99)00004-1
更新日期:1999-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0887-8994(95)00050-p
更新日期:1995-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0887-8994(89)90083-0
更新日期:1989-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Postictal psychosis is a state of psychosis following repeated or prolonged complex partial seizures with or without secondary generalization and is well described in adult epilepsy literature. It is sparsely reported in the pediatric literature. This report describes a 12-year-old male presenting with status epilepti...
journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.10.002
更新日期:2006-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Pediatric neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2011.04.010
更新日期:2011-09-01 00:00:00