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Haghighi-Morad M, Naseri Z, Jamshidi N, Hassanian-Moghaddam H, Zamani N, Ahmad-Molaei L. Methadone-induced encephalopathy: a case series and literature review. BMC Med Imaging 2020; 20:6. [PMID: 31952488 PMCID: PMC6969410 DOI: 10.1186/s12880-020-0410-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Accidental ingestion or consumption of supra-therapeutic doses of methadone can result in neurological sequelae in humans. We aimed to determine the neurological deficits of methadone-poisoned patients admitted to a referral poisoning hospital using brain magnetic resonance (MR) and diffusion weighted (DW) imaging. METHODS In this retrospective study, brain MRIs of the patients admitted to our referral center due to methadone intoxication were reviewed. Methadone intoxication was confirmed based on history, congruent clinical presentation, and confirmatory urine analysis. Each patient had an MRI with Echo planar T1, T2, FLAIR, and DWI and apparent deficient coefficient (ADC) sequences without contrast media. Abnormalities were recorded and categorized based on their anatomic location and sequence. RESULTS Ten patients with abnormal MRI findings were identified. Eight had acute- and two had delayed-onset encephalopathy. Imaging findings included bilateral confluent or patchy T2 and FLAIR high signal intensity in cerebral white matter, cerebellar involvement, and bilateral occipito-parietal cortex diffusion restriction in DWI. Internal capsule involvement was identified in two patients while abnormality in globus pallidus and head of caudate nuclei were reported in another. Bilateral cerebral symmetrical confluent white matter signal abnormality with sparing of subcortical U-fibers on T2 and FLAIR sequences were observed in both patients with delayed-onset encephalopathy. CONCLUSIONS Acute- and delayed-onset encephalopathies are two rare adverse events detected in methadone-intoxicated patients. Brain MRI findings can be helpful in detection of methadone-induced encephalopathy.
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- Maryam Haghighi-Morad
- Department of Radiology, Loghman-Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Loghman-Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Drug Health Services, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
- Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Fang Y, Cai C, Wang C, Sun B, Zhang X, Fan W, Hu W, Meng Y, Lin S, Zhang C, Zhang Y, Shu J. Clinical and genetic analysis of 7 Chinese patients with β-ureidopropionase deficiency. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e14021. [PMID: 30608453 PMCID: PMC6344145 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000014021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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β-Ureidopropionase (βUP) deficiency is an autosomal recessive disease caused by abnormal changes in the pyrimidine-degradation pathway. This study aimed to investigate the mutation of β-ureidopropionase gene (UPB1) gene and clinical features of 7 Chinese patients with βUP deficiency.We reported 7 Chinese patients with βUP deficiency who were admitted at Tianjin Children's Hospital. Urine metabolomics was detected by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Then genetic testing of UPB1 was conducted by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method.The patients presented with developmental delay, seizures, autism, abnormal magnetic resonance imaging, and significantly elevated levels of N-carbamyl-β-alanine and N-carbamyl-β-aminoisobutyric acid in urine. Subsequent analysis of UPB1 mutation revealed 2 novel missense mutations (c.851G>T and c.853G>A), 3 previously reported mutations including 2 missense mutations (c.977G>A and c.91G>A) and 1 splice site mutation (c.917-1 G>A).The results suggested that the UPB1 mutation may contribute to βUP deficiency. The c.977G>A is the most common mutation in Chinese population.
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- Metabolic Diseases Hospital and Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University
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- Department of Neurology, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin
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- Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- MILS International, Department of Research and Development, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin
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Arieff AI, Gabbai R, Goldfine ID. Cerebral Salt-Wasting Syndrome: Diagnosis by Urine Sodium Excretion. Am J Med Sci 2017; 354:350-354. [PMID: 29078838 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2017.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2017] [Revised: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome (CSWS) was initially described over 60 years ago in hyponatremic patients with a cerebral lesion. However, the diagnostic criteria for CSWS have not been fully established. Thus, when hyponatremia is observed in patients with CSWS, they may be misdiagnosed as having the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). Thus, it is critical to differentiate between these 2 conditions because their treatments are diametrically opposed. MATERIALS AND METHODS We carried out a retrospective study of 45 patients with CSWS and compared them to 60 normonatremic control patients, and 28 patients with SIADH. All patients had their 24-hour urine volumes and sodium (Na) excretion measured. RESULTS In patients with CSWS, urinary Na excretion was 394 ± 369mmol/24 hours and urinary volume was 2,603 ± 996mL/24 hours; both values significantly greater than in controls (P < 0.01). By contrast, in patients with SIADH, the urine Na excretion was only 51 ± 25mmol/24 hours and urine volume was 745 ± 298mL/24 hours; values significantly lower than in patients with CSWS (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS CSWS was diagnosed in patients with cerebral lesion who had (1) symptomatic hyponatremia, (2) urine Na excretion 2 standard deviations above controls and (3) increased urine volume. Patients with SIADH also had symptomatic hyponatremia but, in contrast to patients with CSWS, they had decreased Na excretion and urine volume. Thus urine Na excretion and volume are very important for diagnosing the cause of hyponatremia in patients with cerebral lesions.
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- Allen I Arieff
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Biomarkers are the measurable changes associated with a physiological or pathophysiological process. Unlike blood, urine is not subject to homeostatic mechanisms. Therefore, greater fluctuations could occur in urine than in blood, better reflecting the changes in human body. The roadmap of urine biomarker era was proposed. Although urine analysis has been attempted for clinical diagnosis, and urine has been monitored during the progression of many diseases, particularly urinary system diseases, whether urine can reflect brain disease status remains uncertain. As some biomarkers of brain diseases can be detected in the body fluids such as cerebrospinal fluid and blood, there is a possibility that urine also contain biomarkers of brain diseases. This review summarizes the clues of brain diseases reflected in the urine proteome and metabolome.
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- Manxia An
- Department of Pathophysiology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100005, China; School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China.
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- Department of Pathophysiology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100005, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering and Biotechnology, Beijing 100875, China.
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Kantake M. [Blood, urine and CSF analysis]. Nihon Rinsho 2011; 69:484-489. [PMID: 21400843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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This is an interpretative article concerning about the biomarkers of patients with acute encephalitis and acute encephalopathy. Firstly, examinations from blood and/or CSF specimens for the diagnosis of patients with encephalitis are considered using two guidelines. One is the guidelines for the management of encephalitis prepared by an Expert Panel of the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA). The other is those prepared by the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS). CSF PCR is most useful to detect the pathogen (usually virus) of acute encephalitis. Secondly, a brief outline of acute encephalopathy associated with viral infections from the standpoint of examination is given. Finally, biomarkers of brain injury are considered through a systematic review in term neonatal encephalopathy.
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- Masato Kantake
- Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital
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Anan F, Masaki T, Iwao T, Eto T, Shimomura T, Umeno Y, Eshima N, Saikawa T, Yoshimatsu H. The role of microalbuminuria and insulin resistance as significant risk factors for white matter lesions in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients. Curr Med Res Opin 2008; 24:1561-7. [PMID: 18423105 DOI: 10.1185/03007990802061818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The presence of white matter lesions (WML) is an important prognostic factor for the development of stroke. Microalbuminuria, which is associated with diabetes, has been flagged as a novel predictor for cerebrovascular events. This preliminary study was therefore designed to test the hypothesis that the presence of WML correlates with microalbuminuria and insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetic mellitus (DM) not receiving insulin treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS Based on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, 90 type 2 diabetic patients were divided into two groups: a WML-positive group (57+/-8 years, mean+/-SD, n=34) and a WML-negative group (57+/-6 years, n=56). The level of blood glucose was assessed by fasting plasma glucose (FPG), fasting immunoreactive insulin (F-IRI), homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) index, and hemoglobin A(1c) (HbA1c). RESULTS The body mass index was higher in the WML-positive group than in the WML-negative group (p<0.01). Plasma levels of triglycerides were higher while high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was lower in the WML-positive group than in the WML-negative group (p<0.05 and p<0.0001, respectively). Fasting plasma glucose (p<0.005), insulin concentrations (p<0.0001), HOMA index (p<0.0001), and urinary albumin excretion (p<0.0001) levels were higher in the WML-positive group than in the WML-negative group. Multivariate logistic analysis revealed that WML was independently predicted by the microalbuminuria and insulin resistance (p<0.005, p<0.0005, respectively). CONCLUSION The results of this preliminary study indicate that the presence of WML was associated with the microalbuminuria and insulin resistance in these Japanese patients with type 2 DM; larger cohort studies are warranted to confirm these findings.
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- Futoshi Anan
- Department of Cardiology, Oita Red Cross Hospital, Oita, Japan.
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Fukuda M, Yamauchi H, Yamamoto H, Aminaka M, Murakami H, Kamiyama N, Miyamoto Y, Koitabashi Y. The evaluation of oxidative DNA damage in children with brain damage using 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine levels. Brain Dev 2008; 30:131-6. [PMID: 17766071 DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2007.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2006] [Revised: 05/21/2007] [Accepted: 07/12/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Urinary and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) were examined to estimate the relevance of oxidative stress in children with brain damage. Urinary 8-OHdG levels were measured in 51 children with various forms of central nervous system (CNS) disorders (status epilepticus [SE], hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy [HIE], CNS infections and chronic epilepsy) and these levels were compared with those in 51 healthy children. CSF 8-OHdG levels were measured in 25 children with brain damage and in 19 control subjects. In addition, urinary and CSF levels of 8-OHdG were compared between the children with brain damage and healthy children. Finally, the relationship between urinary and CSF levels of 8-OHdG was determined in 12 children that provided both urinary and CSF samples. Our results showed that urinary 8-OHdG levels in children with HIE and CNS infections were higher than those of controls (Steel test; p < 0.05 and p < 0.05, respectively) and that CSF 8-OHdG levels were higher in children with SE, HIE, and CNS infections than in control subjects (Steel test; p < 0.01, 0.05 and 0.05, respectively). In addition, a positive correlation between the levels of urinary and CSF 8-OHdG was noted in the 12 children that provided both CSF and urinary samples (Spearman's rank correlation; rho = 0.82, p < 0.01). Further, we observed changes in the urinary 8-OHdG in a patient with HHV-6 encephalopathy, and found that the changes correlated well with the patient's clinical condition. These results suggest that oxidative stress is strongly related to acute brain damage in children, and that 8-OHdG is a useful marker of brain damage. Therefore, repeated measurements of urinary 8-OHdG may be helpful in estimating the extent of brain damage.
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- Miho Fukuda
- Department of Pediatrics, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
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Soni SS, Adikey GK, Raman AS. Fractional excretion of uric acid as a therapeutic monitor in cerebral salt wasting syndrome. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2008; 19:106-108. [PMID: 18087137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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Fujiki S, Kooguch K, Fukui M, Osawa T, Beppu S, Inoue S, Yamada T. [Case of cerebral salt wasting syndrome with difficulty in controling excessive urine volume]. Masui 2007; 56:329-33. [PMID: 17366922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Symptoms of hyponatremia and diuresis due to cerebral salt wasting syndrome (CSWS) are often observed after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Inadequately treated CSWS is known to work as a trigger of symptomatic vasospasm in SAH patients. Therefore, it is indispensable to detect and treat CSWS as early as possible in ICU. A 36-year-old man with SAH was admitted to our ICU. His urine volume increased excessively 3 days after ICU admission, and it reached a peak (39,250 ml x day(-1)) on the 6th day in ICU. Since infusion volume was controlled with regard to daily urinary output, hyponatremia was not noticeable and excessive urine volume stood out conspicuously. Though vasopressin and desmopressin were administered, the symptoms of natriuresis and hyponatremia were aggravated, associated with hyper secretion of natriuretic peptides (ANP 160 pg x dl(-1), BNP 172 pg x dl(-1)). Recent studies revealed that hyponatremia and hypovolemia following SAH might be caused by exaggerated secretion of natriuretic peptides. Experimental studies showed that the administration of vasopressin and desmopressin cause excessive secretion of natriuretic peptides under the circumstance of volume expansion in rats. We infer that the administration of vasopressin and desmopressin to our patient deterionated natriuresis in CSWS as in the previous experimental findings.
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- Sakiko Fujiki
- Department of Anesthesiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto
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Topçu M, Aydin OF, Yalçinkaya C, Haliloğlu G, Aysun S, Anlar B, Topaloğlu H, Turanli G, Yalnizoğlu D, Kesimer M, Coşkun T. L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria: a report of 29 patients. Turk J Pediatr 2005; 47:1-7. [PMID: 15884621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria (L2HGA) is a chronic slowly progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized mainly by psychomotor developmental delay and cerebellar dysfunction. We report the clinical, biochemical, and neuroimaging features of 29 patients from 22 families. The mean age at the time of diagnosis was 13.4 years (2.5-32 years). The mean follow-up period of patients was four years (1.5-16 years). The main clinical findings were mental retardation and cerebellar involvement with ataxic gait and intentional tremor. Additional findings were mental retardation, macrocephaly and seizures. Diagnosis was confirmed by increased urinary excretion of L-2-hydroxyglutaric acid in all patients and highly specific magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) pattern showing subcortical leukoencephalopathy with bilateral high signal intensity in dentate nuclei and putamens. During the follow-up period, all patients had a static encephalopathy course. The underlying metabolic defect and the possible role of L-2-hydroxyglutaric acid are studied in a subgroup of these families and under evaluation for publication.
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- Meral Topçu
- Section of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Mahfoud A, Domínguez CL, Pérez A, Rodríguez T, Cañizales E, Jaimes VH, Abadí A, Pérez EM, Belisario HB. [L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria: clinical, biochemical and neuroradiological findings in two Venezuelan patients]. Rev Neurol 2004; 39:343-6. [PMID: 15340893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria is a rare inborn error of metabolism, autosomal recessive, identified in about 50 patients. The primary defect is still unknown. The clinical phenotype is variable. Affected individuals show slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder with cerebellar ataxia and mental retardation. Pyramidal, and extrapyramidal signs, seizures and macrocephaly have been reported. All patients previously described show a pattern of subcortical leukoencephalopathy with nearly empty gyral cores and cerebellar atrophy in neuroimaging studies. The diagnosis is established by detection of increased levels of L-2-hydroxyglutaric acid in urine, plasma and cerebrospinal fluid. CASE REPORTS We here describe two patients 7 and 9 years old, who presented psychomotor retardation, seizures, progressive cognitive deterioration, and pyramidal, extrapyramidal and cerebellar signs. Magnetic resonance scanning of the brain demonstrated a bilateral subcortical leukoencephalopathy pattern and areas of increased T2-weighted signal in the basal ganglia and cerebellar dentate nuclei. The analysis of organic acids in urine by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry showed elevated 2-hydroxyglutaric acid, 100% of it in the form of L enantiomer. CONCLUSION The diagnostic consideration is based on clinical findings and typical neuroimaging pattern and is established by detection of L-2-hydroxyglutaric acid in body fluids. Subcortical white matter loss is an important clue to diagnosis.
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- A Mahfoud
- Programa de Estudio Selectivo, Centro de Biociencias y Medicina Molecular, Institutos de Estudios Avanzados, IDEA., Caracas, Venezuela.
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Gazzolo D, Kornacka M, Bruschettini M, Lituania M, Giovannini L, Serra G, Majewska U, Michetti F. Maternal glucocorticoid supplementation and S100B protein concentrations in cord blood and urine of preterm infants. Clin Chem 2003; 49:1215-8. [PMID: 12816930 DOI: 10.1373/49.7.1215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Diego Gazzolo
- Department of Pediatrics and Obstetrics, G Gaslini Children's University Hospital, I-16167 Genoa, Italy
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Al-Essa M, Bakheet S, Al-Shamsan L, Patay Z, Powe J, Ozand PT. 18Fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (18FDG) PET scan of the brain in type IV 3-methylglutaconic aciduria: clinical and MRI correlations. Brain Dev 1999; 21:24-9. [PMID: 10082249 DOI: 10.1016/s0387-7604(98)00064-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The clinical, 18fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18FDG PET) and the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scan characteristics of four patients diagnosed to have 3-methylglutaconic aciduria were reviewed retrospectively. The disease has a characteristic clinical pattern. The initial presentations were developmental delay, hypotonia, and severe failure to thrive. Later, progressive encephalopathy with rigidity and quadriparesis were observed, followed by severe dystonia and choreoathetosis. Finally, the patients became severely demented and bedridden. The 18FDG PET scans showed progressive disease, explaining the neurological status. It could be classified into three stages. Stage I: absent 18FDG uptake in the heads of the caudate, mild decreased thalamic and cerebellar metabolism. Stage II: absent uptake in the anterior half and posterior quarter of the putamina, mild-moderate decreased uptake in the cerebral cortex more prominently in the parieto-temporal lobes. Progressive decreased thalamic and cerebellar uptake. Stage III: absent uptake in the putamina and severe decreased cortical uptake consistent with brain atrophy and further decrease uptake in the cerebellum. The presence of both structural and functional changes in the brain, demonstrated by the combined use of MRI and 18FDG PET scan, with good clinical correlation, make the two techniques complementary in the imaging evaluation of 3-methylglutaconic aciduria.
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- M Al-Essa
- Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Foxall PJ, Singer JM, Hartley JM, Neild GH, Lapsley M, Nicholson JK, Souhami RL. Urinary proton magnetic resonance studies of early ifosfamide-induced nephrotoxicity and encephalopathy. Clin Cancer Res 1997; 3:1507-18. [PMID: 9815837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Ifosfamide is an oxazophosphorine widely used in the treatment of cancer in children and adults. Nephrotoxicity and neurotoxicity are major side effects. The aim of this study was to use high-resolution proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy of urine to identify novel biochemical markers of ifosfamide-induced toxicity. Urine samples were collected from 10 nonencephalopathic patients (who had not previously received nephrotoxic chemotherapy) immediately prior to the first ifosfamide dose and at timed intervals for up to four treatment cycles. The findings were compared with those for urine samples collected from five patients during acute encephalopathic episodes. 1H NMR urinalysis identified a series of characteristic time-related changes in the excretion profiles of low molecular weight endogenous metabolites during ifosfamide therapy. These changes included a decreased excretion of hippurate and an increased excretion of glycine, histidine, glucose, lactate, and trimethylamine-N-oxide. Two nonencephalopathic patients had marked but transient glutaric or adipic aciduria during the second cycle of ifosfamide treatment. Urinary retinol-binding protein rose acutely after each treatment cycle but usually returned to baseline levels. Maximum renal toxicity was observed by the fourth treatment cycle. The ratio of the urinary excretion of the uroprotectant mesna (active form) to dimesna (inactive form) correlated with the degree of renal toxicity. For the encephalopathic patients, the ifosfamide-induced changes in the urinary low molecular weight metabolite profile were similar to those for the nonencephalopathic group. In contrast to previous reports, none of the encephalopathic group developed glutaric aciduria, and i.v. methylene blue did not reverse neurotoxicity in the two patients who received it. The results suggest that ifosfamide nephrotoxicity involves both cortical and medullary regions of the nephron and that the urinary mesna:dimesna ratio may be important in assessing the degree of cytoprotection. This study demonstrates that 1H NMR can provide novel biochemical information on ifosfamide-induced toxicity and will be of value in the optimization of ifosfamide therapy.
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- P J Foxall
- Institute of Urology and Nephrology, University College London Medical School, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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A neonate had transient unexplained bleeding into the gut, severe encephalopathy, and an abnormal pungent body odour. An inherited metabolic defect was excluded. The malodour was due to methanethiol and hydrogen sulphide, identified in urine. These sulphur compounds may have contributed to encephalopathy. Colonic bacteria were the probable source.
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- V Walker
- Department of Chemical Pathology, Southampton General Hospital
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Kaabachi N, Larnaout A, Rabier D, Jakobs C, Belal S, Hentati F, Parvey P, Bardet J, Ben Hamida M, Mebazaa A. Familial encephalopathy and L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria. J Inherit Metab Dis 1993; 16:893. [PMID: 8295407 DOI: 10.1007/bf00714285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- N Kaabachi
- Laboratoire de Biochimie, Hôpital la Rabta, Tunis, Tunisia
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Kihira K, Fukuda K, Kuramoto T, Kuriyama M, Fujiyama J, Osame M, Hoshita T. Identification of (23S)-5 alpha-cholestane-3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha,23,25-pentol in urine of patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis. Steroids 1991; 56:464-8. [PMID: 1805458 DOI: 10.1016/0039-128x(91)90002-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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This paper describes the identification of a new bile alcohol possessing the 5 alpha-cholestane structure that was found in the urine of patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis. The urine samples were extracted with reversed-phase resin, treated with beta-glucuronidase, and separated on silica gel and reversed-phase column chromatography. The new bile alcohol isolated was the second component of the urinary bile alcohols and was identified as (23S)-5 alpha-cholestane-3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha,23,25-pentol by means of gas-liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic studies.
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- K Kihira
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan
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Brivet M, Tardieu M, Khellaf A, Boutron A, Rocchiccioli F, Haengeli CA, Lemonnier A. Riboflavin responsive ethylmalonic-adipic aciduria in a 9-month-old boy with liver cirrhosis, myopathy and encephalopathy. J Inherit Metab Dis 1991; 14:333-7. [PMID: 1770786 DOI: 10.1007/bf01811696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- M Brivet
- Laboratoire de Biochimie, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France
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Kuramoto T, Furukawa Y, Nishina T, Sugimoto T, Mahara R, Tohma M, Kihira K, Hoshita T. Identification of short side chain bile acids in urine of patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis. J Lipid Res 1990; 31:1895-902. [PMID: 2079611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Urine from patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) was found to contain a number of minor bile acids along with three major bile acids, 7-epicholic acid, norcholic acid, and cholic acid. The following minor bile acids were identified by combined gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry: 7-ketobisnordeoxycholic acid; 12-ketobisnorchenodeoxycholic acid; 7-ketonordeoxycholic acid; 12-ketochenodeoxycholic acid; 7-ketodeoxycholic acid; 12-ketochendeoxycholic acid; bisnorcholic acid; allonorcholic acid; allocholic acid; 1 beta-hydroxybisnorcholic acid; 1 beta-hydroxynorcholic acid; 1 beta-hydroxycholic acid; 2 beta-hydroxybisnorcholic acid; 2 beta-hydroxy-norcholic acid; 2 beta-hydroxycholic acid. The presence of C22 and C23 bile acids in urine of the CTX patients suggests that bile alcohols having a hydroxyl group at C22 or C23 in the side chain may be further degraded to these bile acids.
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- T Kuramoto
- Institute of Pharaceutical Sciences, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan
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Nakanishi T, Funahashi S, Shimizu A, Hayashi A. Urinary organic acids in elderly Japanese patients with ketosis and encephalopathy who have taken panto-yl-gamma-aminobutyrate, calcium salt (calcium hopantenate, HOPA). Clin Chim Acta 1990; 188:85-90. [PMID: 2347085 DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(90)90149-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- T Nakanishi
- Research and Clinical Laboratory, Osaka National Hospital, Japan
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Urinary excretion of an abnormal amount of N-acetylaspartic acid has been evident in a 17-month-old child with an infantile picture of Canavan-van Bogaert disease. This observation makes it possible to consider the possibility of a simple biological diagnosis and confirms the existence of metabolic abnormalities which will probably permit to make rapid progress in the physiopathologic study of this disease.
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- B Echenne
- Unité de Neuropédiatrie, Centre Gui de Chauliac, Montpellier, France
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This report describes two cases of chronic encephalopathy associated with occupational exposure to arsenic fumes from hot pressurized impregnation of wood. Both cases displayed symptoms of cognitive impairment with onset 14-18 months after start of occupational exposure to arsenic fumes. Laboratory confirmation was provided by elevated urine arsenic levels. One patient was hospitalized for apparent psychiatric reasons. Neuropsychologic testing of one case showed typical and relatively mild impairments of new learning, recent memory, and concentration in addition to the psychological symptoms. Symptoms in both cases disappeared following cessation of exposure and return of urine arsenic excretion to normal levels. In future studies of workers exposed to arsenic, documentation of mild impairment of cognitive function should be sought using neurobehavioral test batteries.
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- W E Morton
- Occupational Health Clinic, Environmental Medicine Division, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland
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- P R Scott
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Roslin, Lothian Region
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Pronicka E, Kulczycki J, Rowińska E, Kuran W. Abolished phosphaturic response to parathormone in adult patients with Fahr disease and its restoration after propranolol administration. J Neurol 1988; 235:185-7. [PMID: 2835440 DOI: 10.1007/bf00314315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The similar localization of intracranial calcification in hypoparathyroidism and in Fahr disease without parathyroid gland disorder suggests that in these two disorders the pathomechanism of calcium phosphate deposition in the brain may be similar. It may be that in Fahr disease some factors, such as chronic respiratory alkalosis, could lead to hypoparathyroidism-like changes in the brain tissue. Abolition of the phosphaturic response to parathormone (PTH) was recently demonstrated in acute experimental hypocapnia. In three adult patients with Fahr disease, a tendency towards compensatory respiratory alkalosis and arterial hypocapnia was found. The parathormone test revealed a marked decrease in phosphaturia response to PTH, but normal cAMP response. In one patient, the parathormone test was repeated during propranolol administration and showed a considerable improvement in the phosphaturic response to parathormone. It is postulated that chronic hyperventilation and hypocapnia as well as phosphaturic resistance to PTH, intracellular increase of phosphate concentration and development of hypoparathyroidism-like intracranial calcification in patients with Fahr disease could all be caused by disturbance of adrenergic receptors and their relationship to PTH receptors.
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- E Pronicka
- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Monument-Hospital Child Health Centre, Warsaw, Poland
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Une M, Tazawa Y, Tada K, Hoshita T. Occurrence of both (25R)- and (25S)-3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha-trihydroxy-5 beta-cholestanoic acids in urine from an infant with Zellweger's syndrome. J Biochem 1987; 102:1525-30. [PMID: 3448094 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a122200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Urine from a patient with Zellweger's syndrome was examined for bile acids after fractionation into three groups according to mode of conjugation. 3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha-Trihydroxy-5 beta-cholestanoic acid was the predominant bile acid of the unconjugated and glycine-conjugated bile acid fractions. Smaller amounts of cholic acid and 1 beta-, 6 alpha-, 24-, and 26-hydroxylated derivatives of 3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha-trihydroxy-5 beta-cholestanoic acid were found in both fractions in similar proportions. The bile acid spectrum of the taurine-conjugated bile acid fraction was different from those of the other two fractions in the occurrence of two new compounds as the major constituents. These compounds were tentatively identified as two epimers at C-23 of 3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha-trihydroxy-5 beta-cholestano-26,23-lactone, which were probably artifacts formed from the corresponding tetrahydroxycholestanoic acids during the procedures for extraction after hydrolysis. High-performance liquid chromatographic analysis revealed that 3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha-trihydroxy-5 beta-cholestanoic acid excreted into the urine as the unconjugated form consisted of a mixture of (25R)- and (25S)-isomers in the ratio of about 7:3.
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- M Une
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hiroshima University School of Medicine
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Lawson AM, Madigan MJ, Shortland D, Clayton PT. Rapid diagnosis of Zellweger syndrome and infantile Refsum's disease by fast atom bombardment--mass spectrometry of urine bile salts. Clin Chim Acta 1986; 161:221-31. [PMID: 2433077 DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(86)90215-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A method is described for the rapid determination of urinary bile salt profiles by fast atom bombardment--mass spectrometry (FAB-MS). Urine was passed through a reverse-phase octadecylsilane bonded silica cartridge and the bile salts eluted with methanol. Negative ion FAB spectra could be obtained from the equivalent of 10 microliter of urine loaded onto the target probe with glycerol as matrix. In samples from normal infants and children bile salt peaks were rarely detectable above the background whereas peaks produced by steroid sulphates and glucuronides and bile alcohol glucuronides could usually be identified. In samples from infants and children with cholestasis the major peaks were produced by the taurine and glycine conjugates of di-, tri- and tetrahydroxycholanoic acids (and their monosulphates). In samples from patients with Zellweger syndrome and infantile Refsum's disease, a unique ion at m/z 572 indicated the presence of taurine-conjugated tetrahydroxy-cholestanoic acid(s). The amide linkage to taurine was cleaved by alkaline hydrolysis but not by cholylglycine hydrolase. Capillary gas chromatography--mass spectrometry (GC-MS) of the bile acids liberated by alkaline hydrolysis indicated the presence of at least two nuclear-tetrahydroxylated cholestanoic acids, probably the 6 alpha- and 1 beta-hydroxylated derivatives of 3 alpha, 7 alpha, 12 alpha-trihydroxy-5 beta-cholestan-26-oic acid.
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Dayal B, Salen G, Toome V, Tint GS. Configuration at C-25 in 5 beta-cholestane-3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha,25,26-pentol excreted by patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis: circular dichroism and 13C-NMR studies. J Lipid Res 1986; 27:1328-32. [PMID: 3559396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The configuration at C-25 in 5 beta-cholestane-3 alpha, 7 alpha, 12 alpha,25,26-pentol isolated from the bile and feces of patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomtosis (CTX) was determined from the lanthanide-induced circular dichroism (CD) Cotton effects and 13C-NMR measurements. Under anhydrous conditions, CD spectra of 5 beta-cholestane-3 alpha, 7 alpha, 12 alpha,25,26-pentol in the presence of Eu(fod)3 exhibited a large induced negative Cotton effect at 320 nm. On the basis of the empirical rule (primary-tertiary-alpha-diols) in which R compounds have positive Cotton effects and S compounds have negative Cotton effects at 320 nm, it was concluded that 25,26-pentol has the 1,2,glycol structure with C-25 having the S-configuration. This assignment was based upon comparison with model compounds, 25(R and S),26-dihydroxy cholesterols and 25(R and S),26-dihydroxy cholecalciferols whose single-crystal X-ray structure and 13C-NMR studies have been performed. It is suggested that these data may be helpful to clarify the stereospecificity of the hydroxylation of the terminal methyl group of the cholesterol side chain in CTX.
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Patients suffering from cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (an autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism) can easily be distinguished from patients not suffering from this disease, as the first excrete large amounts of the bile alcohol, 5 beta-cholestane-3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha,23,25-pentol, in urine, whereas the second do not. In order to find out, whether carriers of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis can be detected in a biochemical way, we compared known carriers with controls. The urinary excretions of 5 beta-cholestane-3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha,23,25-pentol of both groups were practically absent and no selection of carriers with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis could be made on that basis. When, however, carriers and non-carriers were subjected to cholestyramine treatment, by which endogenous bile acid synthesis was stimulated, the urinary excretion of 5 beta-cholestane-3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha,23,25-pentol in the carrier rose considerably, whereas this excretion remained essentially the same in the non-carriers. This test can be of value in the genetic counseling of carriers with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis and helpful in the detection of newborn patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis.
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Purified rat peroxisomes have been reported to oxidize D-pipecolic acid and the pipecolaturia of Zellweger syndrome has been attributed to the absence of peroxisomes. The logical consequences would be excesses of D-pipecolic acid in the urine of patients with Zellweger syndrome. The urine of two patients with Zellweger syndrome has been analyzed by complexing the pipecolic acid to copper-aspartame to separate the L- and D-isomers. L-Pipecolic acid constituted 100% and 78% of the total pipecolic acid in the two urines. The possibility of preferential retention of D-pipecolic acid was excluded by measuring renal excretion in two control subjects following administration of each isomer. The clearance of L-pipecolic acid was 1.1 and 0.2 ml/min and of D-pipecolic acid was 36.4 and 43.6 ml/min. These results do not support the contention that the pipecolaturia of Zellweger syndrome is the direct result of peroxisomal deficiencies.
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Rocchiccioli F, Cartier PH, Aubourg P, Bougnères PF. Mass spectrometric identification of 2-hydroxy-sebacic acid in the urines of patients with neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy and Zellweger syndrome. Biomed Environ Mass Spectrom 1986; 13:315-8. [PMID: 2943344 DOI: 10.1002/bms.1200130609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The urines of children with neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy and Zellweger syndrome contained an excess of unusual even- and odd-numbered dicarboxylic acids with a chain length of from 5 to 15 carbon atoms, as well as 2-hydroxy-compounds, including 2-hydroxy-isocaproate, 2-hydroxy-glutarate and 2-hydroxy-sebacate. The latter product, not previously found in metabolic diseases, appears as an additional useful marker of these peroxisomal disorders.
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Koopman BJ, Wolthers BG, van der Molen JC, Nagel GT, Waterreus RJ, Oosterhuis HJ. Capillary gas chromatographic determinations of urinary bile acids and bile alcohols in CTX patients proving the ineffectivity of ursodeoxycholic acid treatment. Clin Chim Acta 1984; 142:103-11. [PMID: 6478619 DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(84)90105-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Urine samples and serum samples of a patient with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) were investigated by means of capillary gas chromatography, both before and during oral treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), and the results compared with those obtained during chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) therapy. The predominantly excreted bile alcohol, 5 beta-cholestane-3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha,23,25-pentol and two abnormal bile acids, i.e. 23-norcholic acid and 23-hydroxycholic acid were determined. In addition, the serum cholestanol/cholesterol ratio was determined. Whereas previous experiments demonstrated that the urinary excretion of 5 beta-cholestane-3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha,23,25-pentol and the abnormal bile acids decreased within a few weeks during CDCA therapy, the present study shows that their urinary excretions remain essentially the same during UDCA treatment. In contrast to the decrease in the serum cholestanol/cholesterol ratio during CDCA therapy, this ratio remains essentially the same during UDCA therapy. It is therefore concluded that, in contrast to CDCA therapy, UDCA treatment is not effective in the treatment of CTX.
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The daily urinary excretions of N tau-methylhistidine and creatinine from 52 adult patients were measured under standardized conditions. The ratio of N tau-methylhistidine to creatinine excretion was calculated on the basis of the total and muscle-specific excretion rates and correlated to the clinical status of the patients. In patients with muscular diseases and in those with diseases of the central nervous system, the total daily excretion of both metabolites was about 30% lower than in controls. The muscle-specific ratio in patients with diseases of the central nervous system and patients with muscular diseases was not different from that observed in controls. Only in patients with neurogenic atrophies was the ratio elevated, so that it was more than twice the control value. The ratio of excreted N tau-methylhistidine/creatinine is only valid as an indicator of myofibrillar protein breakdown after correction for the contribution of nonskeletal muscle tissues to the urinary excretion.
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Wolthers BG, Volmer M, van der Molen J, Koopman BJ, de Jager AE, Waterreus RJ. Diagnosis of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) and effect of chenodeoxycholic acid therapy by analysis of urine using capillary gas chromatography. Clin Chim Acta 1983; 131:53-65. [PMID: 6883710 DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(83)90352-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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By means of capillary gas chromatography urine samples of patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) were investigated before and during treatment by oral administration of chenodeoxycholic acid. The occurrence of various conjugated bile alcohols, presumably glucuronides, was demonstrated, the major compound being 5 beta-cholestane-3 alpha, 7 alpha, 12 alpha, 23 xi, 25-pentol. In the bile acid fraction norcholic acid and hydroxycholic acid were shown to be present in considerable amounts. In this way the presence of CTX can be demonstrated conclusively. After chenodeoxycholic acid therapy the excretion of both abnormal bile acids as well as of bile alcohols rapidly decreased within a few weeks, showing the effectiveness of the treatment. By early discovery and subsequent therapy it may be possible to prevent the onset of the detrimental symptoms such as mental deficiency, caused by the accumulation of cholestanol and cholesterol in CTX patients.
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Guilbert F, de Bray JM, Girault M. [Chromatography of urinary amino-acid in bismuth encephalopathy (author's transl)]. Pathol Biol (Paris) 1978; 26:572-6. [PMID: 370750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The urinary excretion of amino-acid have been determined by ionic exchange chromatography for 10 cases of bismuth encephalopathy and for 15 normal controls. The ninhydrine positive constituant reported by Burns in 5 cases of encephalopathy has not been detected. We are thinking it may be related to the use of a rich amino-acid solution during perfusions. We did not find any significant difference between the urinary excretion of amino-acid average value to the two groups. We found an increase excretion when severe encephalopathy were observed. Separate analysis of individual amino-acid excretion showed the following results: i) average percent of tyrosine excretion is lower in controls as in encephalopathies; ii) among the different ratios tested only SER + THR)/TYR and VAL/TYR are different in the two groups.
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Romashkan NV, Oleĭnik VA, Gubanova EF, Kabatsiĭ NP. [Adrenal glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid functions in postthyrotoxic encephaloophthalmopathy]. Vrach Delo 1978:94-7. [PMID: 706335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Dinaburg AD, Zavadskaia GI. [Circadian rhythm of catecholamine and glucocorticoid excretion in the prescence of hypothalamic lesions]. Fiziol Zh (1978) 1978; 24:692-8. [PMID: 700213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Boiteau HL, Cler JM, Mathé JF, Delobel R, Fève J. [The relationship between the course of bismuth encephalopathy and the amount of bismuth in blood and urine]. Eur J Toxicol Environ Hyg 1976; 9:233-9. [PMID: 976332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Study of the course of bismuth encephalopathy following the ingestion of a bismuth salt in relation to blood and urinary bismuth levels indicates a close parallel between the improvement in the clinical picture and the decrease in the degree of toxic impregnation of the body. This confirms the direct responsibility of bismuth for the disorder. Regression of myocolonic movements goes with the fall in blood bismuth levels, whilst improvement in the confusional syndrome is aomewhat delayed. There is a significant correlation between bismuth levels in the blood and urine. The excretion of bismuth is slow, and the persistence of blood and urinary bismuth levels higher than normal for several weeks after the acute phases and the interruption of the ingestion of bismuth salts reflects the existence of stable bonds between the metal and cellular constituents. The authors have observed a non-negligeable solubility of bismuth sub-nitrate in certain drinking waters, which brings up the hypothesis of a possible role of the hydrosobulity of bismuth in the pathogenesis of the intoxication.
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Jakab L. [Letter: Cerebro-hepato-renal (Zellweger) syndrome]. Orv Hetil 1975; 116:473. [PMID: 1114005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Garzuly F, Szabo L, Kadas L. [Disorders of neuronal migration in Zellwegers cerebrohepato-renal syndrome (author's transl)]. Neuropadiatrie 1974; 5:318-28. [PMID: 4479896 DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1091711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Dinaburg AD, Eĭdel'man FM, Pilipenko VA, Lauta AD. [Histaglobulin in the treatment of hypothalamic diseases]. Vrach Delo 1973; 10:121-5. [PMID: 4131527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Hohenwallner W, Scheminsky C. [Behavior of free alpha-amino nitrogen in the cerebrospinal fluid and in the 24-hour urine of children with brain diseases of diverse genesis]. Wien Klin Wochenschr 1973; 85:38-43. [PMID: 4734221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Zhukovskaia ED, Smirnova IV. [Content of some trace elements (copper, cobalt, nickel, lithium) in blood serum and urine of children with brain diseases]. Pediatriia 1971; 50:88-9. [PMID: 5147536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Maeda K. Encephalomyelopathy following abdominal symptoms. Epidemiological and follow-up studies, histological changes of Auerbach's plexus, and urinary porphyrin. Mie Med J 1970; 19:209-33. [PMID: 5492634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Delay J, Boissier JR, Deniker P, Simon P, Ginestet D, Wirz-Justice A. [Cerebral biochemical disorders and mental diseases. A propos of the "pink spot"]. Encephale 1969; 58:360-76. [PMID: 5378191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Extracts of tissue fluids from a patient with subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy inhibit thiamine pyrophosphate-adenosine triphosphate phosphotransferase of rat brain. Brain tissue from the patient, in contrast to normal brain tissue, contained essentially no thiamine triphosphate, although thiamine and its other phosphate esters were present in normal concentrations. These findings suggest a relation between this disease and thiamine triphosphate.
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