| Literature DB >> 15311347 |
Cornelia Kornblum1, Jürgen Reul, Wolfram Kress, Christoph Grothe, Niki Amanatidis, Thomas Klockgether, Rolf Schröder.
Abstract
Cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in 19 German patients with genetically proven myotonic dystrophy Type 1 (DM1, n = 10) or Type 2 (DM2, n = 9) showed pathological findings consisting of white matter lesions (WML) and/or brain atrophy in 9/10 DM1 and 8/9 DM2 patients. Anterior temporal WML (ATWML) were exclusively seen in DM1 patients. Our findings indicate a high frequency of central nervous system (CNS) involvement in both disorders. However, temporopolar pathology, previously associated with intellectual dysfunction, seems to be restricted to DM1.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15311347 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-004-0408-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol ISSN: 0340-5354 Impact factor: 4.849