Two Cases of Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy due to Gaucher's Disease, Type 3
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
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: 420-426, 1999.
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Dans Coréen
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ABSTRACT
Gaucher's disease is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by a deficiency of beta-glucosidase (glucocerebrosidase) which results in an accumulation of glucocerebroside in various organs and tissues. Type 3 (juvenile or subacute neuro-pathic) Gaucher's disease, presented here as progressive myoclonus epilepsy, occurs more rarely than type 1 (adult or nonneuropathic) or type 2 (infantile or neuropathic) Gaucher's disease. Two patients (brother and sister) with type 3 Gaucher's disease had or was expected to develop typical features of progressive myoclonus epilepsy myoclonus, seizures, dementia, and cerebellar dysfunction. One of them showed Gaucher cells in a liver biopsy specimen and decreased beta-glucosidase activity (14% of normal) in the cultured skin fibroblasts, which confirmed the clinical diagno-sis of type 3 Gaucher's disease.
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WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Crises épileptiques
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Peau
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Biopsie
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Maladies du cervelet
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Bêta-Glucosidase
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Épilepsies myocloniques progressives
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Démence
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Fibroblastes
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Maladie de Gaucher
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Foie
Limites du sujet:
Humains
langue:
Coréen
Texte intégral:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Année:
1999
Type:
Article
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