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ArticleEuropean journal of neurology2024

Late-onset Tay-Sachs disease presenting with a neuromuscular phenotype-a case series.

Sarah Fullam, Zara Togher, Alan Power, Laura Kennelly, John C McHugh, Sean O'Dowd, Niall Tubridy, Orla Hardiman, Donal Costigan, Aisling Ryan and 3 more

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Article in European journal of neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Sarah FullamDepartment of Neurology, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-9657-5823
Zara TogherDepartment of Neurology, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Alan PowerDepartment of Neurology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
Laura KennellyDepartment of Neurology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
John C McHughDepartment of Clinical Neurophysiology, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Sean O'DowdDepartment of Neurology, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Niall TubridyDepartment of Neurology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Orla HardimanDepartment of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Donal CostiganDepartment of Clinical Neurophysiology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Aisling RyanDepartment of Neurology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
Stela LefterDepartment of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Sean ConnollyDepartment of Clinical Neurophysiology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Sinead M MurphyDepartment of Neurology, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
St. Vincent's University Hospital · IETallaght University Hospital · IEBeaumont Hospital · IECork University Hospital · IETrinity College Dublin · IEMater Misericordiae University Hospital · IE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeTay-Sachs disease is a rare and often fatal, autosomal recessive, lysosomal storage disease. Deficiency in β-hexosaminidase leads to accumulation of GM2 ganglioside resulting in neuronal swelling and degeneration. Typical onset is in infancy with developmental regression and early death. Late-onset Tay-Sachs disease (LOTS) is extremely rare, especially in the non-Ashkenazi Jewish population, and is characterized by a more indolent presentation typically encompassing features of cerebellar and anterior horn cell dysfunction in addition to extrapyramidal and neuropsychiatric symptoms. CASES: A case series of four unrelated patients of non-Ashkenazi Jewish origin with a predominantly, and in some cases pure, neuromuscular phenotype with evidence of a motor neuronopathy on electromyography is presented. Cerebellar atrophy, reported to be a ubiquitous feature in LOTS, was absent in all patients.

conclusionThis case series provides evidence to support a pure neuromuscular phenotype in LOTS, which should be considered in the differential diagnosis of anterior horn cell disorders.

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Mental DisordersTay-Sachs DiseaseCerebellumHumansPhenotypelate-onset Tay−SachsLOTSneuromuscular

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