MRI findings of hypomyelination in adenylosuccinate lyase deficiency

  • Samar Kayfan, BA
  • Rana M. Yazdani, BS
  • Samantha Castillo, MD
  • Kevin Wong, DO
  • Jeffrey H. Miller, MD
  • Cory M. Pfeifer, MD
Publication date
February 2019
Publisher
Elsevier BV
ISSN
1930-0433
Journal
Radiology Case Reports

Abstract

Adenylosuccinate lyase deficiency is a rare genetic disorder with few reported cases in the United States. Magnetic resonance imaging findings in the brain include hypomyelination and low generalized parenchymal volume. Presented here is a case in a 3-month-old male who presented with hypotonia and seizures and was subsequently diagnosed with adenylosuccinate lyase deficiency. Given the rarity of this diagnosis, findings demonstrated in this case may prompt ordering physicians to broaden their approach to genetic testing in the setting of hypomyelination. Comparison is also made to more common hypomyelinating leukodystrophies. Keywords: Adenylosuccinate lyase deficiency, Hypomyelinatio

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