GM1 Gangliosidosis, Late Infantile Onset Dystonia, and T2 Hypointensity in the Globus Pallidus and Substantia Nigra.

GM1 gangliosidosis is a rare disease due to mutations in the GLB1 gene and autosomal recessive deficiency of β-galactosidase. There is considerable overlap between classical phenotypes and clinical and imaging findings, which are often difficult to interpret. The patient in this study had dysmorphism, dysostosis, progressive dystonia, and T2 hypointensity in the basal ganglia. Partially similar clinical and radiologic findings were described previously in two reports. T2 hypointensity in the globus pallidus should, in the appropriate clinical setting, lead to consideration of the diagnosis of GM1 gangliosidosis. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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José Pedro Vieira, Carla Conceição, Ecaterina Scortenschi. GM1 Gangliosidosis, Late Infantile Onset Dystonia, and T2 Hypointensity in the Globus Pallidus and Substantia Nigra. Pediatric neurology. 2013 Sep;49(3):195-7

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