Caudothalamic groove cysts in Zellweger syndrome

Clin Dysmorphol. 2005 Jul;14(3):165-167.

Abstract

The cerebro-hepato-renal syndrome of Zellweger is the most severe peroxisome biogenesis disorder. Zellweger syndrome is caused by a disturbance in the peroxisomal protein import machinery and leads to multiple organ defects and death usually within the first year of life. Here we report a 3-month-old girl with Zellweger syndrome who was found to have cysts in the caudothalamic groove on cranial magnetic resonance imaging.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Caudate Nucleus / pathology*
  • Cysts / pathology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Thalamic Diseases / pathology*
  • Zellweger Syndrome / pathology*