Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy is a rare disorder due to recessive mutations in thethymidine phosphorylasegene, encoding thymidine phosphorylase protein required for mitochondrial DNA replication. Clinical manifestations include gastrointestinal dysmotility and diffuse asymptomatic leukoencephalopathy. This study aimed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying brain leukoencephalopathy in patients with mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy by correlating multimodal neuroradiologic features to postmortem pathology.

Cerebral Mitochondrial Microangiopathy Leads to Leukoencephalopathy in Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy

Gramegna, L L;Pisano, A;Testa, C;Manners, David N;Boschetti, E;Giancola, F;Pironi, L;Caporali, L;Valentino, Maria Lucia;Plazzi, G;Cenacchi, G;Parchi, P;De Giorgio, R;Lodi, R;Carelli, V;Tonon, C
2018

Abstract

Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy is a rare disorder due to recessive mutations in thethymidine phosphorylasegene, encoding thymidine phosphorylase protein required for mitochondrial DNA replication. Clinical manifestations include gastrointestinal dysmotility and diffuse asymptomatic leukoencephalopathy. This study aimed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying brain leukoencephalopathy in patients with mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy by correlating multimodal neuroradiologic features to postmortem pathology.
2018
Gramegna, L L; Pisano, A; Testa, C; Manners, David N; D'Angelo, R; Boschetti, E; Giancola, F; Pironi, L; Caporali, L; Capristo, M; Valentino, Maria Lucia; Plazzi, G; Casali, C; Dotti, M T; Cenacchi, G; Hirano, M; Giordano, C; Parchi, P; Rinaldi, R; De Giorgio, R; Lodi, R; Carelli, V; Tonon, C
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