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AN INTERESTING CAUSE FOR ATAXIA
ID NO: 1194
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• 33 year old male patient, 1st child of non consanguinous marriage• c/o progressive unsteadiness while walking and frequent falls – from 10years of age •H/o slurring of speech.•H/o swelling over both ankle.•No H/o seizure/sensory disturbance.•No similar illness in the family.
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• Clinical examination:
-Cerebellar signs +,
-B/L immature cataract,
-swelling over both achilles tendon,
-Generalised wasting of muscles.• MMSE: 19/30
• Biochemical parameters:• LIPID PROFILE:
T.Cholesterol -- 147
TGL -- 90
HDL -- 44• COMPLETE HEMOGRAM AND LFT: NORMAL• ECHO AND TFT: NORMAL
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Thickening and smooth symmetric hypoechoic infiltrationin achilles tendon
USG
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Enlarged Achilles tendon
Hypointense with few linear hyperintensities
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CT BRAIN
Bilateral Symmetrical Hypodensities in Cerebral peduncle, medial thalamus, cerebellar white matter and dentate nucleus
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MRI BRAIN
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Bilateral symmetric T2, FLAIR Hyperintensities in thalamus, cerebral peduncle, periventricular white matter, cerebellar white matter and dentate nucleus
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High ADC values and few foci of blooming in gradient
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COMPANION CASE
•36 year old man
Complaints of•Unsteadiness of gait•Slurring of speech•Cognitive decline •Weakness of all four limbs
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COMPANION CASE
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T2 , FLAIR Hyperintensities in B/L cerebellar white matter with a foci of hypointensity with it.
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Foci of hypointensity in B/L Dentate nucleus representing calcification
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Xanthoma in Achilles tendon and in Triceps
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DIAGNOSIS
CEREBRO TENDINOUS XANTHOMATOSIS (CTX)
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DISCUSSION• The incidence of CTX is estimated to be 3 to 5 per 100,000
people worldwide. • Rare autosomal recessive condition caused by a
deficiency of the mitochondrial enzyme sterol 27 hydroxylase, which normally catalyses the hydroxylation of cholestanol to bile acids.
• Molecular genetic analysis has revealed that this disease is associated with a mutation of the CYP 27A2 gene in chromosome 2q33.
• Its absence results in an accumulation of cholesterol and cholestanol in
all tissues, giving rise to tendon xanthomas.• These patients present with intractable diarrhea,
cataracts, and psychomotor retardation (in infancy/childhood) followed by development of xanthomas after the second decade.
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• Achilles tendons is classically involved.• Quadriceps, triceps, and finger extensor
tendons may also be involved.• These patients also often present with
cerebellar ataxia, spasticity and peripheral neuropathy.
• Although blood cholesterol levels are normal in patients
with CTX, the blood cholestanol levels are characteristically elevated.
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IMAGING FEATURES
• Bilateral symmetric hyperintensity in cerebellar white
matter, periventricular white matter, deep grey matter and mild cerebellar atrophy.• Microcalcification in dentate nucleus.• Enlarged perivascular spaces• Tendon xanthoma
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•Achilles tendon xanthomas are classically hypointense on T1W and T2W images due to the deposition of free cholesterol and cholestanol rather than triglycerides and fatty acids (which are responsible for the normal hyperintense fat signal on T1W images).
• The MRI may reveal a reticular/speckled appearance due to interspersed areas of slightly high signal intensity, which are presumably due to secondary edema/inflammation.
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• Diagnosis is based on the typical clinical history and findings, the presence of normal or low cholesterol in association with raised cholestanol levels, and the characteristic MRI appearance.•Clinically, CTX resembles the Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome, an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by the triad of cerebellar ataxia, congenital cataract, and mental retardation.
• The presence of tendon xanthomas helps differentiate CTX from this condition. This differentiation is important as CTX is a treatable condition.
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