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ArticleJournal of neurology2018

Similarities and differences between infantile and early childhood onset vanishing white matter disease.

Ling Zhou, Haihua Zhang, Na Chen, Zhongbin Zhang, Ming Liu, Lifang Dai, Jingmin Wang, Yuwu Jiang, Ye Wu

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Article in Journal of neurology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ling ZhouDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, 100034, China.
Haihua ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, 100034, China.
Na ChenDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, 100034, China.
Zhongbin ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, 100034, China.
Ming LiuDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, 100034, China.
Lifang DaiDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, 100034, China.
Jingmin WangDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, 100034, China.
Yuwu JiangDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, 100034, China.
Ye WuDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, 100034, China. dryewu@263.net.
Peking University · CNPeking University First Hospital · CN

Funding

Beijing key laboratory BZ0317the National Key Research and Development Program of China No.2016YFC0901505
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vanishing white matter disease (VWM) is one of the most prevalent inherited leukoencephalopathies in childhood. Infantile VWM is more severe but less understood than the classic early childhood type. We performed a follow-up study on 14 infantile and 26 childhood patients to delineate the natural history and neuroimaging features of VWM. Infantile and childhood patients shared similarities in the incidence of epileptic seizure (35.7 vs. 38.5%) and episodic aggravation (92.9 vs. 84.6%). Developmental delay before disease onset was more common in infantile patients. Motor disability was earlier and more severe in infantile VWM. In survivors with disease durations of 1-3 years, the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) was classified as IV-V in 66.7% of infantile and only 29.4% of childhood patients. Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis indicated that the 5-year survival rates were 21.6 and 91.3% in infantile and childhood VWM, respectively. In terms of MRI, infantile patients showed more extensive involvement and earlier rarefaction, with more common involvement of subcortical white matter, internal capsule, brain stem and dentate nuclei of the cerebellum. Restricted diffusion was more diffuse or extensive in infantile patients. In addition, four novel mutations were identified. In conclusion, we identified some similarities and differences in the natural history and neuroimaging features between infantile and early childhood VWM.

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Age of OnsetBrainChild, PreschoolDisease ProgressionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenetic Association StudiesHumansInfantKaplan-Meier EstimateLeukoencephalopathiesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleEarly childhoodInfantileMRINatural historyVanishing white matter disease (VWM)

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PMID29663120
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