MRI EVALUATION OF A CASE OF KRABBE DISEASE
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 10
Abstract
: Krabbe disease, or globoid cell leukodystrophy, is a demyelinating disorder caused by a genetic deficiency of lysosomal enzyme galactocerebrosidase (GALC), a key component in metabolic pathways of myelin turnover and breakdown. The GALC gene maps to chromosome 14q24. 3 to 14q32. 1. The most frequent form of Krabbe disease has an infantile onset, whereas the late-onset form is rare. We present the MR imaging findings in a 5 month old male baby presenting with features of spastic paraplegia diagnosed biochemically as Krabbe Disease. Their MR images showed selective, increased signal intensity on T2- weighted sequences along the corticospinal tracts. Proton MR Spectroscopy showed increased choline and myo-inositol peaks in the affected white matter. The MR imaging pattern is characteristic and, in the appropriate clinical setting, may suggest the diagnosis.
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Pramod Setty J, Kiran Kumar Hegde S, Sindu P. Gowdar, Rajesh Venunath, Kamran Siddiqui
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