Clinical Reasoning : A 19-Month-Old Girl With Infantile-Onset Myopathy and White Matter Changes

We describe the case of a 19-month-old girl presenting with gross motor delays, hypotonia, diminished deep tendon reflexes, hyperCKaemia, extensive white matter changes on MRI brain, and electromyography studies consistent with myopathy. The differential diagnosis for infantile-onset hypotonia and muscle weakness is broad. It includes numerous subtypes of genetic disorders, including congenital muscular dystrophies, congenital myopathies, congenital myasthenic syndromes, spinal muscular atrophy, single-gene genetic syndromes, and inborn errors of metabolism. We outline our clinical approach leading to the diagnosis of a distinctive genetic neuromuscular condition essential for neurologists and geneticists working with patients of all ages to recognize.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:102

Enthalten in:

Neurology - 102(2024), 7 vom: 09. März, Seite e209258

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lail, Gurnoor [VerfasserIn]
Siu, Victoria M [VerfasserIn]
Leung, Andrew [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 18.03.2024

Date Revised 18.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1212/WNL.0000000000209258

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369739620