Article
Adult-onset glutaric aciduria type I presenting with white matter abnormalities and subependymal nodules.
Neurogenetics - 1 Oct 2015
Pierson T M, Nezhad Mani, Tremblay Matthew A, Lewis Richard, Wong Derek, Salamon Noriko, Sicotte Nancy
Abstract excerpt
A 55-year-old female presented with a 6-year history of paresthesias, incontinence, spasticity, and gait abnormalities. Neuroimaging revealed white matter abnormalities associated with subependymal nodules. Biochemical evaluation noted increased serum C5-DC glutarylcarnitines and urine glutaric and 3-hydroxyglutaric acids. Evaluation of the glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase (GCDH) gene revealed compound heterozygosity...
Topics
- Age of Onset
- Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
- Brain
- Brain Diseases, Metabolic
- Female
- Glutaryl-CoA Dehydrogenase
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- White Matter
