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  1. Article: Evaluation of disease progression in INCL by MR spectroscopy.

    Baker, Eva H / Levin, Sondra W / Zhang, Zhongjian / Mukherjee, Anil B

    Annals of clinical and translational neurology

    2015  Volume 2, Issue 8, Page(s) 797–809

    Abstract: Objective: Infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (INCL) is a devastating neurodegenerative storage disease caused by palmitoyl-protein thioesterase-1 deficiency, which impairs degradation of palmitoylated proteins (constituents of ceroid) by ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (INCL) is a devastating neurodegenerative storage disease caused by palmitoyl-protein thioesterase-1 deficiency, which impairs degradation of palmitoylated proteins (constituents of ceroid) by lysosomal hydrolases. Consequent lysosomal ceroid accumulation leads to neuronal injury. As part of a pilot study to evaluate treatment benefits of cysteamine bitartrate and N-acetylcysteine, we quantitatively measured brain metabolite levels using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS).
    Methods: A subset of two patients from a larger treatment and follow-up study underwent serial quantitative single-voxel MRS examinations of five anatomical sites. Three echo times were acquired in order to estimate metabolite T2. Measured metabolite levels included correction for partial volume of cerebrospinal fluid. Comparison of INCL patients was made to a reference group composed of asymptomatic and minimally symptomatic Niemann-Pick disease type C patients.
    Results: In INCL patients, N-acetylaspartate (NAA) was abnormally low at all locations upon initial measurement, and further declined throughout the follow-up period. In the cerebrum (affected early in the disease course), choline and myo-inositol were initially elevated and fell during the follow-up period, whereas in the cerebellum and brainstem (affected later), choline and myo-inositol were initially normal and rose subsequently.
    Interpretation: Choline and myo-inositol levels in our patients are consistent with patterns of neuroinflammation observed in two INCL mouse models. Low, persistently declining NAA was expected based on the progressive, irreversible nature of the disease. Progression of metabolite levels in INCL has not been previously quantified; therefore the results of this study serve as a reference for quantitative evaluation of future therapeutic interventions.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2740696-9
    ISSN 2328-9503
    ISSN 2328-9503
    DOI 10.1002/acn3.222
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  2. Article ; Online: 1.3 Mb de novo deletion in chromosome band 3q29 associated with normal intelligence in a child.

    Cobb, William / Anderson, Arne / Turner, Clesson / Hoffman, Ruth D / Schonberg, Steven / Levin, Sondra W

    European journal of medical genetics

    2010  Volume 53, Issue 6, Page(s) 415–418

    Abstract: We report on a 6 and 9/12 year-old male patient with a de novo chromosome 3q29 microdeletion identified by BAC array comparative genomic hybridization assay (aCGH), with accompanying normal 46,XY high-resolution chromosome analysis. The patient has ... ...

    Abstract We report on a 6 and 9/12 year-old male patient with a de novo chromosome 3q29 microdeletion identified by BAC array comparative genomic hybridization assay (aCGH), with accompanying normal 46,XY high-resolution chromosome analysis. The patient has language-based learning disabilities and behavioral features consistent with diagnoses of autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) of the inattentive type. He also displays some other features previously associated with chromosome 3q29 microdeletion such as an elongated face, long fingers, and joint laxity. Most notably our patient, per formal IQ testing, was not found to have frank mental retardation as has been previously reported among patients with chromosome 3q29 terminal deletion, but rather our patient has demonstrated an average full-scale IQ result. Our report further expands the phenotypic spectrum of the rare chromosome 3q29 microdeletion syndrome to include the possibility of normal intelligence as corroborated by formal, longitudinal psycho-educational testing.
    MeSH term(s) Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/genetics ; Autistic Disorder/genetics ; Child ; Chromosome Deletion ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3/genetics ; Comparative Genomic Hybridization ; Humans ; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence ; Intelligence/genetics ; Male ; Phenotype
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-11
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Case Reports ; Letter
    ZDB-ID 2184135-4
    ISSN 1878-0849 ; 1769-7212
    ISSN (online) 1878-0849
    ISSN 1769-7212
    DOI 10.1016/j.ejmg.2010.08.009
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  3. Article ; Online: Oral cysteamine bitartrate and N-acetylcysteine for patients with infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis: a pilot study.

    Levin, Sondra W / Baker, Eva H / Zein, Wadih M / Zhang, Zhongjian / Quezado, Zenaide M N / Miao, Ning / Gropman, Andrea / Griffin, Kurt J / Bianconi, Simona / Chandra, Goutam / Khan, Omar I / Caruso, Rafael C / Liu, Aiyi / Mukherjee, Anil B

    The Lancet. Neurology

    2014  Volume 13, Issue 8, Page(s) 777–787

    Abstract: Background: Infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis is a devastating neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disease caused by mutations in the gene (CLN1 or PPT1) encoding palmitoyl-protein thioesterase-1 (PPT1). We have previously reported that ... ...

    Abstract Background: Infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis is a devastating neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disease caused by mutations in the gene (CLN1 or PPT1) encoding palmitoyl-protein thioesterase-1 (PPT1). We have previously reported that phosphocysteamine and N-acetylcysteine mediate ceroid depletion in cultured cells from patients with this disease. We aimed to assess whether combination of oral cysteamine bitartrate and N-acetylcysteine is beneficial for patients with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.
    Methods: Children between 6 months and 3 years of age with infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis with any two of the seven most lethal PPT1 mutations were eligible for inclusion in this pilot study. All patients were recruited from physician referrals. Patients received oral cysteamine bitartrate (60 mg/kg per day) and N-acetylcysteine (60 mg/kg per day) and were assessed every 6-12 months until they had an isoelectric electroencephalogram (EEG, attesting to a vegetative state) or were too ill to travel. Patients were also assessed by electroretinography, brain MRI and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), and electron microscopic analyses of leukocytes for granular osmiophilic deposits (GRODs). Children also underwent physical and neurodevelopmental assessments on the Denver scale. Outcomes were compared with the reported natural history of infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis and that of affected older siblings. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00028262.
    Findings: Between March 14, 2001, and June 30, 2012, we recruited ten children with infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis; one child was lost to follow-up after the first visit and nine patients (five girls and four boys) were followed up for 8 to 75 months. MRI showed abnormalities similar to those in previous reports; brain volume and N-acetyl aspartic acid (NAA) decreased steadily, but no published quantitative MRI or MRS studies were available for comparison. None of the children acquired new developmental skills, and their retinal function decreased progressively. Average time to isoelectric EEG (52 months, SD 13) was longer than reported previously (36 months). At the first follow-up visit, peripheral leukocytes in all nine patients showed virtually complete depletion of GRODs. Parents and physicians reported less irritability, improved alertness, or both in seven patients. No treatment-related adverse events occurred apart from mild gastrointestinal discomfort in two patients, which disappeared when liquid cysteamine bitartrate was replaced with capsules.
    Interpretation: Our findings suggest that combination therapy with cysteamine bitartrate and N-acetylcysteine is associated with delay of isoelectric EEG, depletion of GRODs, and subjective benefits as reported by parents and physicians. Our systematic and quantitative report of the natural history of patients with infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis provides a guide for future assessment of experimental therapies.
    Funding: National Institutes of Health.
    MeSH term(s) Acetylcysteine/administration & dosage ; Administration, Oral ; Child, Preschool ; Cysteamine/administration & dosage ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Electroencephalography/methods ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses/diagnosis ; Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses/drug therapy ; Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses/physiopathology ; Pilot Projects
    Chemical Substances Cysteamine (5UX2SD1KE2) ; Acetylcysteine (WYQ7N0BPYC)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-07-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Clinical Trial ; Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
    ZDB-ID 2081241-3
    ISSN 1474-4465 ; 1474-4422
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    DOI 10.1016/S1474-4422(14)70142-5
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  4. Article ; Online: Subdural fluid collections in patients with infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.

    Levin, Sondra W / Baker, Eva H / Gropman, Andrea / Quezado, Zenaide / Miao, Ning / Zhang, Zhongjian / Jollands, Alice / Di Capua, Matteo / Caruso, Rafael / Mukherjee, Anil B

    Archives of neurology

    2009  Volume 66, Issue 12, Page(s) 1567–1571

    Abstract: Objective: To describe subdural fluid collections on magnetic resonance imaging as part of the natural history of infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.: Design: Case series.: Setting: Program on Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, The ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To describe subdural fluid collections on magnetic resonance imaging as part of the natural history of infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.
    Design: Case series.
    Setting: Program on Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, The Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
    Patients: Patients with infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis with subdural fluid collections.
    Main outcome measure: Neurodegeneration on magnetic resonance imaging.
    Results: During an ongoing bench-to-bedside clinical investigation, magnetic resonance imaging examinations led to the incidental discovery of subdural fluid collections in 4 of 9 patients with infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. No particular event (such as trauma) or change in symptoms was linked to this finding, which was already in the chronic phase when discovered. Of the 4 patients, 1 was followed up for 7 years, 2 for 4 years, and 1 for 2.5 years. Over time, these collections remained stable or decreased in size.
    Conclusion: Recognition that subdural fluid collections are part of the infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis disease process may obviate the necessity of additional workup as well as therapeutic interventions in these chronically sick children.
    MeSH term(s) Child ; Humans ; Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses/complications ; Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses/diagnosis ; Subdural Effusion/complications ; Subdural Effusion/diagnosis ; Subdural Space/pathology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-12-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
    ZDB-ID 80049-1
    ISSN 1538-3687 ; 0003-9942
    ISSN (online) 1538-3687
    ISSN 0003-9942
    DOI 10.1001/archneurol.2009.263
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  5. Article ; Online: Children with infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis have an increased risk of hypothermia and bradycardia during anesthesia.

    Miao, Ning / Levin, Sondra W / Baker, Eva H / Caruso, Rafael C / Zhang, Zhongjian / Gropman, Andrea / Koziol, Deloris / Wesley, Robert / Mukherjee, Anil B / Quezado, Zenaide M N

    Anesthesia and analgesia

    2009  Volume 109, Issue 2, Page(s) 372–378

    Abstract: Background: Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are a group of autosomal recessive neurodegenerative diseases characterized by lysosomal accumulation of autofluorescent material in neurons and other cell types. The infantile NCL (INCL) subtype is rare ...

    Abstract Background: Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are a group of autosomal recessive neurodegenerative diseases characterized by lysosomal accumulation of autofluorescent material in neurons and other cell types. The infantile NCL (INCL) subtype is rare (1 in >100,000 births), the most devastating of childhood subtypes, and is caused by mutations in the gene CLN1, which encodes palmitoyl-protein thioesterase-1.
    Methods: To investigate the incidence of hypothermia and bradycardia during general anesthesia in patients with INCL, we conducted a case-control study to examine the perianesthetic course of patients with INCL and of controls receiving anesthesia for diagnostic studies.
    Results: Eight children with INCL (mean age 25 mo [range, 10-32] at first anesthetic) and 25 controls (mean age 44 mo [range, 18-92]) underwent 62 anesthetics for nonsurgical procedures. Patients with INCL had neurologic deficits including developmental delay, myoclonus, and visual impairment. Patients with INCL had lower baseline temperature (36.4 +/- 0.1 vs 36.8 +/- 0.1, INCL versus controls, P < 0.007), and during anesthesia, despite active warming techniques, had significantly more hypothermia (18 vs 0 episodes, P < 0.001) and sinus bradycardia (10 vs 1, P < 0.001) compared with controls. INCL diagnosis was significantly associated with temperature decreases during anesthesia (P < 0.001), whereas age, sex, and duration of anesthesia were not (P = NS).
    Conclusions: We report that patients with INCL have lower baseline body temperature and during general anesthesia, despite rewarming interventions, are at increased risk for hypothermia and bradycardia. This suggests a previously unknown INCL phenotype, impaired thermoregulation. Therefore, when anesthetizing these children, careful monitoring and routine use of warming interventions are warranted.
    MeSH term(s) Anesthesia/adverse effects ; Anesthetics ; Body Temperature/drug effects ; Bradycardia/epidemiology ; Bradycardia/etiology ; Case-Control Studies ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Hypothermia/epidemiology ; Hypothermia/etiology ; Infant ; Intraoperative Complications/epidemiology ; Male ; Monitoring, Intraoperative ; Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses/complications ; Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses/physiopathology ; Rewarming ; Risk Assessment
    Chemical Substances Anesthetics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-07-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
    ZDB-ID 80032-6
    ISSN 1526-7598 ; 0003-2999
    ISSN (online) 1526-7598
    ISSN 0003-2999
    DOI 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181aa6e95
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