Glutaric Aciduria Type I: Value of Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Diagnosing Acute Striatal Necrosis

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Abstract

Glutaric aciduria type I is a rare disorder of organic acid metabolism caused by deficiency of glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase. We report the cranial computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings in a 5-month-old girl with this disorder who presented with an acute dystonic syndrome. CT findings demonstrated only subtle loss of attenuation in the basal ganglia, MR spectroscopy was normal, and conventional MR images showed increased T2-signal limited to the putamina. Diffusion-weighted MR imaging demonstrated more extensive disease than was apparent either on CT or on the conventional MR images, including bilateral involvement of the putamina, globus pallidus, and caudate nuclei, consistent with acute necrosis of the corpus striatum and lentiform nuclei.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)98-100
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of computer assisted tomography
Volume28
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004

Keywords

  • Cerebral infarction
  • Diffusion MR imaging
  • Glutaric aciduria type I
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Striatal necrosis

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