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Nicoletti T, Bink A, Helmchen B, Briel N, Frontzek K, Vlad B, Gaspert A, Boudriot E, Jung HH, Reuss AM, Weller M, Hortobágyi T. Neurologic involvement in cystinosis: Focus on brain lesions and new evidence of four-repeat (4R-) Tau immunoreactivity. J Neurol Sci 2024; 456:122841. [PMID: 38101161 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2023.122841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
Abstract
Nephropathic cystinosis is a rare autosomal recessive storage disorder caused by CTNS gene mutations, leading to autophagy-lysosomal pathway impairment and cystine crystals accumulation. Neurologic involvement is highly variable and includes both neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disturbances, as well as focal neurologic deficits. By presenting longitudinal data of a 28-year-old patient with a large infratentorial lesion, we summarized the pathology, clinical and imaging features of neurological involvement in cystinosis patients. Brain damage in form of cystinosis-related cerebral lesions occurs in advanced disease phases and is characterized by the accumulation of cystine crystals, subsequent inflammation with vasculitis-like features, necrosis, and calcification. Epilepsy is a frequent comorbidity in affected individuals. Steroids might play a role in the symptomatic treatment of "stroke-like" episodes due to edematous-inflammatory lesions, but probably do not change the overall prognosis. Lifelong compliance to depleting therapy with cysteamine still represents the main therapeutic option. However, consequences of CTNS gene defects are not restricted to cystine accumulation. New evidence of four-repeat (4R-) Tau immunoreactivity suggests concurrent progressive neurodegeneration in cystinosis patients, highlighting the need of innovative therapeutic strategies, and shedding light on the crosstalk between proteinopathies and autophagy-lysosomal system defects. Eventually, emerging easily accessible biomarkers such as serum neurofilament light chains (NfL) might detect subclinical neurologic involvement in cystinosis patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tommaso Nicoletti
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland; Center for Neuropathology and Prion Research, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Francisco AA, Foxe JJ, Berruti A, Horsthuis DJ, Molholm S. Response inhibition and error-monitoring in cystinosis (CTNS gene mutations): Behavioral and electrophysiological evidence of a diverse set of difficulties. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.03.31.535145. [PMID: 37034772 PMCID: PMC10081337 DOI: 10.1101/2023.03.31.535145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
Abstract
Cystinosis, a rare lysosomal storage disease, is characterized by cystine crystallization and accumulation within tissues and organs, including the kidneys and brain. Its impact on neural function appears mild relative to its effects on other organs, but therapeutic advances have led to substantially increased life expectancy, necessitating deeper understanding of its impact on neurocognitive function. Behaviorally, some deficits in executive function have been noted in this population, but the underlying neural processes are not understood. Using standardized cognitive assessments and a Go/No-Go response inhibition task in conjunction with high-density electrophysiological recordings (EEG), we sought to investigate the behavioral and neural dynamics of inhibition of a prepotent response and of error monitoring (critical components of executive function) in individuals with cystinosis, when compared to age-matched controls. Thirty-seven individuals diagnosed with cystinosis (7-36 years old, 24 women) and 45 age-matched controls (27 women) participated in this study. Analyses focused on N2 and P3 No-Go responses and error-related positivity (Pe). Atypical inhibitory processing was shown behaviorally. Electrophysiological differences were additionally found between the groups, with individuals with cystinosis showing larger No-Go P3s. Error-monitoring was likewise different between the groups, with those with cystinosis showing reduced Pe amplitudes.
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- Ana A. Francisco
- The Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- The Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Rose F. Kennedy Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
- The Frederick J. and Marion A. Schindler Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory, Ernest J. Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience & Department of Neuroscience, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
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- The Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- The Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- The Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Rose F. Kennedy Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
- The Frederick J. and Marion A. Schindler Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory, Ernest J. Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience & Department of Neuroscience, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
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Będkowska N, Zontek A, Paprocka J. Stroke-like Episodes in Inherited Neurometabolic Disorders. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12100929. [PMID: 36295831 PMCID: PMC9611026 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12100929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Stroke-like episodes (SLEs) are significant clinical manifestations of metabolic disorders affecting the central nervous system. Morphological equivalents presented in neuroimaging procedures are described as stroke-like lesions (SLLs). It is crucial to distinguish SLEs from cerebral infarction or intracerebral hemorrhage, mainly due to the variety in management. Another significant issue to underline is the meaning of the main pathogenetic hypotheses in the development of SLEs. The diagnostic process is based on the patient’s medical history, physical and neurological examination, neuroimaging techniques and laboratory and genetic testing. Implementation of treatment is generally symptomatic and includes L-arginine supplementation and adequate antiepileptic management. The main aim of the current review was to summarize the basic and actual knowledge about the occurrence of SLEs in various inherited neurometabolic disorders, discuss the possible pathomechanism of their development, underline the role of neuroimaging in the detection of SLLs and identification of the electroencephalographic patterns as well as histological abnormalities in inherited disorders of metabolism.
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Affiliation(s)
- Natalia Będkowska
- Students’ Scientific Society, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
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- Students’ Scientific Society, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
- Correspondence:
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