Radiological· Findings in Mucopolysaccharidosis

Soh a Mohamed Galal El-Tahawy;

Abstract


Mucopolysaccharidosis are a group of lysosomal storage disease, clinically progressive hereditary disorders of MPs metabolism characterized by accumelation of glycosaminoglycans in various tissues resulting in a wide varity of skeletal, visceral and mental abnormalities.


This study included 10 patients having MPs skull x-ray, x­ ray cervical spine, x-ray dorsolumber spine, CT brain, CT cervical spine was done to all cases and positive data was studied, 6 patients were having brain atrophy, 3 cases were having adontoid hypoplasia, 4 cases were having white matter low density and only 2 cases were having spinal cord compressi On.


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Title Radiological· Findings in Mucopolysaccharidosis
Other Titles اكتشاف الاشعة التشخيصية في مرض عديدات التسكر المخاطيىة
Authors Soh a Mohamed Galal El-Tahawy
Keywords Mucopolysccharidosis. - Dysostosis multiplex. - Odontoidhypoplasia. - Low density white matter. - J Shaped sella. - Atlanto axial sublaxation. - Spinal cord compression
Issue Date 2001

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