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Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in Type I -N-Acetylgalactosaminidase Deficiency: An Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy

Institute for Neurologic Research Cologne, Germany

Martin Grond

Institute for Neurologic Research Cologne, Germany

Max Planck

Institute for Neurologic Research Cologne, Germany

Detlev Schindler

Department of Human Genetics University of Wtrzburg Wfirzburg, Germany

Wolf-Dieter Heiss

Max Planck Institute for Neurologic Research Cologne, Germany

Robert J. Desnick

Department of Human Genetics Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, New York

Cerebral glucose metabolism was investigated in a 4.8-year-old boy with -N-acetylgalactosaminidase deficiency using 2-[¹⁸F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose and positron emission tomography (PET). In comparison to normal values for age, the overall cerebral glucose metabolism was reduced and the regional cerebral glucose metabolism was decreased in proportion to the degree of atrophy. In the supratentorial cortical regions, the hypometabolism was asymmetric. However, the level of regional cerebral glucose metabolism in all cortical regions excluded a persistent vegetative state. In the lentiform nucleus and the head of the caudate, comparatively increased regional cerebral glucose metabolism was documented, similar to findings in neurodegenerative disorders with active epilepsy. In contrast, the infratentorial structures (cerebellar hemispheres, brain stem, mesencephalon, and hypothalamus), which are predominantly affected by the atrophic process, showed distinct and symmetric hypometabolism. Thus, the 2-[¹⁸F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose PET scans provided additional insight into and correlation of the functional and structural disturbances in type I -N-acetylgalactosaminidase deficiency, in addition to documenting the hypometabolism due to brain atrophy. (J Child Neurol 1999;14:543-547).

Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 14, No. 8, 543-547 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/088307389901400813


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