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ArticleClinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology2024

Delays in latencies of median-nerve evoked magnetic fields in patients with succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency.

Teppei Matsubara, Sheraz Khan, Padmavathi Sundaram, Steven Stufflebeam, Deniz Aygun, Melissa DiBacco, Jean-Baptiste Roullet, Phillip L Pearl, Yoshio Okada

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Article in Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Central Dysmyelination in SSADH-Deficient Humans and Mice.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2025
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9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Teppei MatsubaraAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: tmatsubara@mgh.harvard.edu.
Sheraz KhanAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Padmavathi SundaramAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Steven StufflebeamAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Deniz AygunDivision of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Melissa DiBaccoDivision of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Jean-Baptiste RoulletDepartment of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutial Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, WA USA.
Phillip L PearlHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Yoshio OkadaHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Boston Children's Hospital · USAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USHarvard University · USWashington State University Spokane · US

Funding

Genetic Analysis and Manipulation Core (GAEC)P50HD105351 · NICHD · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI SCOTT Loren POMEROY, MUSTAFA SAHIN · 2021 to 2026
$9.4M
Device-Independent Acquisition and Real Time Spatiotemporal Analysis of Clinical Electrophysiology DataU01EB023820 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI MOSHER, JOHN COMPTON, OKADA, YOSHIO · 2017 to 2021
$5.8M
Natural History of Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency (SSADHD), a Heritable Disorder of GABA MetabolismR01HD091142 · NICHD · WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Phillip Lawrence Pearl · 2018 to 2026
$5.3M
Scalable Software for Distributed Processing and Visualization of Multi-Site MEG/EEG DatasetsR01NS104585 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI MATTI HAMALAINEN · 2018 to 2026
$4.3M
Cellular Mechanisms of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Cerebellar CortexR01NS112183 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI PATEL, PADMAVATHI SUNDARAM · 2021 to 2025
$2.9M
NIBIB NIH HHS U01 EB023820NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD105351NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD091142NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS104585NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS112183
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveSuccinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency (SSADHD) is a genetic disorder resulting in abnormal regulation of γ-aminobutyric acid, lipid metabolism, and myelin biogenesis, leading to ataxia, seizures, and cognitive impairment. Since the myelin sheath is thinner in a murine model of SSADHD compared to a wild type, we hypothesized that this also holds for human brain. We tested whether the conduction velocity in the somatosensory pathway is accordingly delayed.

methodsSomatosensory evoked magnetic fields (SEF) produced by transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the median nerve were measured in 13 SSADHD patients, 11 healthy and 14 disease controls with focal epilepsy. The peak latencies of the initial four components (M1, M2, M3 and M4) were measured.

resultsThe SEF waveforms and scalp topographies were comparable across the groups. The latencies were statistically significantly longer in the SSADHD group compared to the two controls. We found these latencies for the SSADHD, healthy and disease controls respectively to be: M1: (21.9 ± 0.8 ms [mean ± standard error of the mean], 20.4 ± 0.6 ms, and 21.0 ± 0.4 ms) (p < 0.05); M2: (36.1 ± 1.0 ms, 33.1 ± 0.6 ms, and 32.1 ± 1.1 ms) (p < 0.005); M3: (62.5 ± 2.4 ms, 54.7 ± 2.0 ms, and 49.9 ± 1.8 ms) (p < 0.005); M4: (86.2 ± 2.3 ms, 78.8 ± 2.8 ms, and 73.5 ± 2.9 ms) (p < 0.005).

conclusionsThe SEF latencies are delayed in patients with SSADHD compared with healthy controls and disease controls. SIGNIFICANCE: This is the first study that compares conduction velocities in the somatosensory pathway in SSADHD, an inherited disorder of GABA metabolism. The longer peak latency implying slower conduction velocity supports the hypothesis that myelin sheath thickness is decreased in SSADHD.

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Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn ErrorsDevelopmental DisabilitiesEvoked Potentials, SomatosensoryMedian NerveSuccinate-Semialdehyde DehydrogenaseAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMagnetoencephalographyMaleMiddle AgedNeural ConductionReaction TimeYoung AdultSuccinate-Semialdehyde DehydrogenaseCognitive impairmentConduction velocityEpilepsyMyelinated axonSomatosensory evoked fieldSuccinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency (SSADHD)γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

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PMID38447494
PMCPMC12865411
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