Glutaric aciduria type I: a serious pitfall if diagnosed too late

Autor: Klaus Hahn, A. Muntau, S. Weil, U. F. Willemsen, Thomas Pfluger
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: European Radiology. 7:1264-1266
ISSN: 1432-1084
0938-7994
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050287
Popis: We report the MR imaging findings in two children with glutaric aciduria type I (GA I). It is important to consider this disorder in the differential diagnosis in a child presenting with an unclear hydrocephalus or atrophy. The imaging findings consist of basal ganglia changes, frontotemporal atrophy, and retarded myelination. A definite diagnosis with an urine test and a dietary treatment can avoid encephalopathy with irreversible changes.
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