MR imaging findings in 2 cases of late infantile GM1 gangliosidosis

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2009 Aug;30(7):1325-7. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1508. Epub 2009 Mar 11.

Abstract

Late infantile GM1 gangliosidosis is a rare lysosomal disorder characterized by mental deterioration and progressive spastic, cerebellar, and extrapyramidal signs, without facial dysmorphisms and organomegaly. Neuroimaging findings have been reported in only a few cases. Here we report on predominant globus pallidus MR signal-intensity abnormalities in 2 patients with the late infantile form of GM1 gangliosidosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain / pathology*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Gangliosidosis, GM1 / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Young Adult