Article
[Sialidosis type I. Two cases in a family].
Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia - 1 Sept 2005
Chinchurreta-Capote A, Beltrán-Ureña F J, España-Contreras M
Abstract excerpt
CASE REPORT: We present two cases of sialidosis type 1 in two brothers, 28 and 30 years of age. Both have seizures and severe gait instability. Ophthalmoscopic examination showed a cherry-red spot in both eyes. Fibroblast culture revealed a marked reduction in neuraminidase with no alteration in galactosidase, confirming that our patients have sialidosis type I. CONCLUSIONS: We highlight the ease with which this...
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