ArticleNeurology2020
Novel approaches to quantify CNS involvement in children with Pompe disease.
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Cognitive and Neurological Pathologies in Pompe Disease
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Central nervous system histopathological findings in classic infantile Pompe disease: a systematic review with clinical relevance.Journal of neurology · 2026Pooled it
- What's new and what's next for gene therapy in Pompe disease?Expert opinion on biological therapy · 2022Pooled it
- Epilepsy Is Part of the CNS Phenotype in Classic Infantile Pompe Disease.Neurology. Genetics · 2026Article
- Artificial Intelligence, Connected Care, and Enabling Digital Health Technologies in Rare Diseases With a Focus on Lysosomal Storage Disorders: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is a biomarker for central nervous system involvement in infantile-onset Pompe disease.EBioMedicine · 2026Article
- Infantile-onset Pompe disease entering adulthood: Insights from 2 decades of enzyme replacement therapy experience.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2025Article
- Severe CNS involvement in a subset of long-term treated children with infantile-onset Pompe disease.Molecular genetics and metabolism · 2024Article
- A Comprehensive Update on Late-Onset Pompe Disease.Biomolecules · 2023Review
- Diffusion tensor imaging of the brain in Pompe disease.Journal of neurology · 2023Article
- Is the brain involved in patients with late-onset Pompe disease?Journal of inherited metabolic disease · 2022Article
- Assessing Cognitive Function in Neuromuscular Diseases: A Pilot Study in a Sample of Children and Adolescents.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Assessment of Dysphonia in Children with Pompe Disease Using Auditory-Perceptual and Acoustic/Physiologic Methods.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Behavioral, social and school functioning in children with Pompe disease.Molecular genetics and metabolism reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo characterize the extent of CNS involvement in children with Pompe disease using brain MRI and developmental assessments.
methodsThe study included 14 children (ages 6-18 years) with infantile Pompe disease (IPD) (n = 12) or late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD) (n = 2) receiving enzyme replacement therapy. White matter (WM) hyperintense foci seen in the brain MRIs were systematically quantified using the Fazekas scale (FS) grading system with a novel approach: the individual FS scores from 10 anatomical areas were summed to yield a total FS score (range absent [0] to severe [30]) for each child. The FS scores were compared to developmental assessments of cognition and language obtained during the same time period.
resultsMild to severe WM hyperintense foci were seen in 10/12 children with IPD (median age 10.6 years) with total FS scores ranging from 2 to 23. Periventricular, subcortical, and deep WM were involved. WM hyperintense foci were seen throughout the path of the corticospinal tracts in the brain in children with IPD. Two children with IPD had no WM hyperintense foci. Children with IPD had relative weaknesses in processing speed, fluid reasoning, visual perception, and receptive vocabulary. The 2 children with LOPD had no WM hyperintense foci, and high scores on most developmental assessments.
conclusionThis study systematically characterized WM hyperintense foci in children with IPD, which could serve as a benchmark for longitudinal follow-up of WM abnormalities in patients with Pompe disease and other known neurodegenerative disorders or leukodystrophies in children.
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