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ReviewItalian journal of pediatrics2018

Neurobehavioral phenotypes of neuronopathic mucopolysaccharidoses.

Rita Barone, Alessandra Pellico, Annarita Pittalà, Serena Gasperini

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Review in Italian journal of pediatrics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Sanfilippo syndrome: consensus guidelines for clinical care.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2022
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  18. Gene Therapy for Neuronopathic Mucopolysaccharidoses: State of the Art.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  19. Differences in MPS I and MPS II Disease Manifestations.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rita BaroneNeuropsichiatria Infantile, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Catania, Catania, Italy. rbarone@unict.it.
Alessandra PellicoNeuropsichiatria Infantile, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Catania, Catania, Italy.
Annarita PittalàCentro di Riferimento Regionale per le malattie metaboliche congenite, Policlinico, Università di Catania, Catania, Italy.
Serena GasperiniUOS Malattie Metaboliche Rare, Clinica Pediatrica, Fondazione MBBM, ATS Monza, Monza, Italy.
University of Catania · ITFondazione Lanza · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a group of lysosomal multisystemic, chronic, and progressive diseases characterized by the storage of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) that may affect the central nervous system. Neuronopathic MPS such as MPS IH, MPS II, MPS IIIA-D, and MPS VII are characterized by neurocognitive regression. In severe MPS I (MPS IH, or Hurler syndrome) initial developmental trajectory is usually unremarkable but cognitive development shows a plateau by 2 to 4 years of age and then progressively regresses with aging. Patients with neuronopathic MPS II have a plateau of cognitive and adaptive development on average by 4 to 4.5 years of age, although there is significant variability, followed by progressive neurocognitive decline. In patients with classic MPS III, developmental trajectory reaches a plateau around 3 years of age, followed by regression. Sleep disturbances and behavioral problems occur early in MPS II and III with features of externalizing disorders. Acquired autism-like behavior is often observed in children with MPS III after 4-6 years of age. Impaired social and communication abilities do occur, but MPS III children do not have restricted and repetitive interests such as in autism spectrum disorder. MPS type VII is an ultra-rare neuronopathic MPS with a wide clinical spectrum from very severe with early mortality to milder phenotypes with longer survival into adolescence and adulthood. Most patients with MPS VII have intellectual disability and severely delayed speech development, usually associated with hearing impairment. Cognitive regression in neuronopathic MPS runs parallel to a significant decrease in brain tissue volume. Assessment of the developmental profile is challenging because of low cognitive abilities, physical impairment, and behavioral disturbances. Early diagnosis is crucial as different promising treatment approaches have been extensively studied in animal MPS models and are currently being applied in clinical trials.

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AdolescentChildChild, PreschoolHumansMucopolysaccharidosesNeurodevelopmental DisordersAssessmentBehaviorCognitionMucopolysaccharidoses

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PMID30442188
PMCPMC6238256
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