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Unusual Imaging Findings in Brain and Spinal Cord in Two Siblings With Maple Syrup Urine Disease
Author(s) -
Bhat Maya,
Prasad Chandrajit,
Bindu Parayil Sankaran,
Aziz Zarina,
Christopher Rita,
Saini Jitender
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2012.00746.x
Subject(s) - maple syrup urine disease , medicine , spinal cord , neuroimaging , pathology , magnetic resonance imaging , disease , radiology , leucine , amino acid , psychiatry , biochemistry , chemistry
Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is a rare metabolic disease affecting the neural tissue. While the brain abnormalities present on MRI are well known, spinal imaging features have not been studied. We herewith report an unusual finding of enlarged Virchow Robin spaces in brain and novel spinal cord changes in two biochemically diagnosed cases of MSUD. To the best of our knowledge, spinal MRI findings in cases of MSUD have not been previously reported. Knowledge of spinal MRI findings may be useful in diagnosis of this rare disorder.