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8767916

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-9-25
pubmed:abstractText
Kufs disease is the adult form of ceroid neurolipofuscinosis, and an uncommon cause of degenerative nervous system disease affecting young adults. We present here 4 cases of family form revealed by a demential syndrome. In all 4 patients MRI showed diffuse cortical atrophy predominant in the parietal regions. In 3 of these 4 patients MRI also exhibited a low signal in T2-weighted sequences on the putamens. There was no abnormality of the white matter. Diagnosis was made by cerebral biopsy in one case and by rectal biopsy in all other cases. Although the MRI images are not specific, they must be used when the diagnosis of Kufs disease is suspected in young patients with demential syndrome.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0150-9861
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
33-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
[MRI and computer-assisted tomography in Kufs disease. Apropos of a familial form].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Neuroradiologie, CHU Bretonneau, Tours.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports