L1CAM variants cause two distinct imaging phenotypes on fetal MRI

Autor: Andrea Accogli, Stacy Goergen, Giana Izzo, Kshitij Mankad, Karina Krajden Haratz, Cecilia Parazzini, Michael Fahey, Lara Menzies, Julia Baptista, Lucia Carpineta, Domenico Tortora, Ezio Fulcheri, Valerio Gaetano Vellone, Dario Paladini, Luigina Spaccini, Valentina Toto, Claire Trayers, Liat Ben Sira, Adi Reches, Gustavo Malinger, Vincenzo Salpietro, Patrizia De Marco, Myriam Srour, Federico Zara, Valeria Capra, Andrea Rossi, Mariasavina Severino
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, Vol 8, Iss 10, Pp 2004-2012 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2328-9503
DOI: 10.1002/acn3.51448
Popis: Abstract Data on fetal MRI in L1 syndrome are scarce with relevant implications for parental counseling and surgical planning. We identified two fetal MR imaging patterns in 10 fetuses harboring L1CAM mutations: the first, observed in 9 fetuses was characterized by callosal anomalies, diencephalosynapsis, and a distinct brainstem malformation with diencephalic–mesencephalic junction dysplasia and brainstem kinking. Cerebellar vermis hypoplasia, aqueductal stenosis, obstructive hydrocephalus, and pontine hypoplasia were variably associated. The second pattern observed in one fetus was characterized by callosal dysgenesis, reduced white matter, and pontine hypoplasia. The identification of these features should alert clinicians to offer a prenatal L1CAM testing.
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