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ArticleJIMD reports2021

Magnetic resonance imaging findings of the posterior fossa in 47 patients with mucopolysaccharidoses: A cross-sectional analysis.

Roberta Reichert, Juliano A Pérez, Amauri Dalla-Corte, Filippo Pinto E Vairo, Carolina F M de Souza, Roberto Giugliani, Gustavo R Isolan, Marco Antonio Stefani

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Roberta ReichertGraduate Program in Medicine: Surgical Sciences Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) Porto Alegre Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2173-5877
Juliano A PérezHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA) Porto Alegre Brazil.
Amauri Dalla-CorteUniversidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos São Leopoldo Brazil.
Filippo Pinto E VairoCenter for Individualized Medicine and Department of Clinical Genomics Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA.
Carolina F M de SouzaHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA) Porto Alegre Brazil.
Roberto GiuglianiHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA) Porto Alegre Brazil.
Gustavo R IsolanGraduate Program in Medicine: Surgical Sciences UFRGS Porto Alegre Brazil.
Marco Antonio StefaniGraduate Program in Medicine: Surgical Sciences UFRGS Porto Alegre Brazil.
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre · BRUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BRMayo Clinic · USUniversidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos · BR

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Abstract

backgroundMucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) is a group of hereditary multisystemic lysosomal disorders. Most neuroimaging studies in MPS have focused on the supratentorial compartment and craniocervical junction abnormalities, and data regarding posterior fossa findings are scarce in the literature. Thus, our purpose is to describe posterior fossa findings on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of MPS patients.

methodsWe reviewed routine MRI scans of MPS patients being followed up at our institution (types I, II, III, IV, and VI), focusing on posterior fossa structures.

resultsForty-seven MPS patients were included. MRI-visible perivascular spaces were commonly found in the midbrain and adjacent to the dentate nuclei (85% and 55% of patients, respectively). White-matter lesion was not identified in most cases. Its most frequent localizations were in the pons and cerebellum (34% and 30% of patients, respectively). Enlargement of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) spaces in the posterior fossa was present in 55% of individuals and was more frequent in neuronopathic patients (73% vs 40%;

conclusionThe present study compiled the main posterior fossa findings in MPS patients. Classically described in the supratentorial compartment, MRI-visible perivascular spaces, white matter lesions, and enlarged perivascular spaces were also found in the posterior fossa. However, atrophy, which commonly affects cerebral hemispheres, was not the most frequent cerebellar morphology found in our study. Moreover, potential findings for future research were described.

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magnetic resonance imagingmucopolysaccharidosesposterior fossa

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