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T2 hypointense thalamus

MedGen UID:
868382
Concept ID:
C4022776
Finding
HPO: HP:0012690

Definition

A darker than expected T2 signal on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the thalamus. This term refers to a diffuse hypointensity affecting the entire thalamus. [from HPO]

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Conditions with this feature

Polycystic lipomembranous osteodysplasia with sclerosing leukoencephalopathy 2
MedGen UID:
1648374
Concept ID:
C4748657
Disease or Syndrome
Polycystic lipomembranous osteodysplasia with sclerosing leukoencephalopathy-2 (PLOSL2), or Nasu-Hakola disease, is a recessively inherited presenile frontal dementia with leukoencephalopathy and basal ganglia calcification. In most cases the disorder first manifests in early adulthood as pain and swelling in ankles and feet, followed by bone fractures. Neurologic symptoms manifest in the fourth decade of life as a frontal lobe syndrome with loss of judgment, euphoria, and disinhibition. Progressive decline in other cognitive domains begins to develop at about the same time. The disorder culminates in a profound dementia and death by age 50 years (summary by Klunemann et al., 2005). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of polycystic lipomembranous osteodysplasia with sclerosing leukoencephalopathy, see 221770.

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Koskimäki F, Bernard J, Yong J, Arndt N, Carroll T, Lee SK, Reder AT, Javed A
PLoS One 2018;13(12):e0209326. Epub 2018 Dec 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209326. PMID: 30576361Free PMC Article
Ali ZS, Lang SS, Sutton LN
World Neurosurg 2014 Feb;81(2):368-73. Epub 2013 Jan 12 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.01.038. PMID: 23321383
Vanhanen SL, Raininko R, Santavuori P
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1994 Sep;15(8):1443-53. PMID: 7985561Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Belfeki N, Ghriss N, Fourati M, Leclercq D, Saadoun D
Rev Med Interne 2024 Oct;45(10):624-633. Epub 2024 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.revmed.2024.06.007. PMID: 38937151
Korkmazer B, Arslan S, Onal EM, Ozogul M, Urganci N, Isler C, Comunoglu N, Kizilkilic O, Kocer N, Islak C
Br J Radiol 2023 Dec;96(1152):20220598. Epub 2023 Oct 24 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20220598. PMID: 37660368Free PMC Article
La Piana R, Cayami FK, Tran LT, Guerrero K, van Spaendonk R, Õunap K, Pajusalu S, Haack T, Wassmer E, Timmann D, Mierzewska H, Poll-Thé BT, Patel C, Cox H, Atik T, Onay H, Ozkınay F, Vanderver A, van der Knaap MS, Wolf NI, Bernard G
Neurology 2016 Apr 26;86(17):1622-6. Epub 2016 Mar 30 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002612. PMID: 27029625Free PMC Article
Wolf NI, Vanderver A, van Spaendonk RM, Schiffmann R, Brais B, Bugiani M, Sistermans E, Catsman-Berrevoets C, Kros JM, Pinto PS, Pohl D, Tirupathi S, Strømme P, de Grauw T, Fribourg S, Demos M, Pizzino A, Naidu S, Guerrero K, van der Knaap MS, Bernard G; 4H Research Group
Neurology 2014 Nov 18;83(21):1898-905. Epub 2014 Oct 22 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001002. PMID: 25339210Free PMC Article
Ali ZS, Lang SS, Sutton LN
World Neurosurg 2014 Feb;81(2):368-73. Epub 2013 Jan 12 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.01.038. PMID: 23321383

Diagnosis

Belfeki N, Ghriss N, Fourati M, Leclercq D, Saadoun D
Rev Med Interne 2024 Oct;45(10):624-633. Epub 2024 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.revmed.2024.06.007. PMID: 38937151
Korkmazer B, Arslan S, Onal EM, Ozogul M, Urganci N, Isler C, Comunoglu N, Kizilkilic O, Kocer N, Islak C
Br J Radiol 2023 Dec;96(1152):20220598. Epub 2023 Oct 24 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20220598. PMID: 37660368Free PMC Article
Wendel C, Kaech DL, Woodtli M
J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2018 Jul;79(4):344-352. Epub 2018 Apr 12 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1639504. PMID: 29649851
Wolf NI, Vanderver A, van Spaendonk RM, Schiffmann R, Brais B, Bugiani M, Sistermans E, Catsman-Berrevoets C, Kros JM, Pinto PS, Pohl D, Tirupathi S, Strømme P, de Grauw T, Fribourg S, Demos M, Pizzino A, Naidu S, Guerrero K, van der Knaap MS, Bernard G; 4H Research Group
Neurology 2014 Nov 18;83(21):1898-905. Epub 2014 Oct 22 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001002. PMID: 25339210Free PMC Article
Abe T, Kojima K, Shoji H, Tanaka N, Fujimoto K, Uchida M, Nishimura H, Hayabuchi N, Norbash AM
J Magn Reson Imaging 1998 Jul-Aug;8(4):755-61. doi: 10.1002/jmri.1880080402. PMID: 9702874

Therapy

Belfeki N, Ghriss N, Fourati M, Leclercq D, Saadoun D
Rev Med Interne 2024 Oct;45(10):624-633. Epub 2024 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.revmed.2024.06.007. PMID: 38937151
Horisawa S, Hayashi M, Taira T
World Neurosurg 2022 Apr;160:51-53. Epub 2022 Jan 26 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.01.083. PMID: 35091106
Koskimäki F, Bernard J, Yong J, Arndt N, Carroll T, Lee SK, Reder AT, Javed A
PLoS One 2018;13(12):e0209326. Epub 2018 Dec 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209326. PMID: 30576361Free PMC Article
Sahu R, Patil TB, Kori P, Shukla R
BMJ Case Rep 2013 Apr 10;2013 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-009100. PMID: 23580686Free PMC Article
Houtchens MK, Benedict RH, Killiany R, Sharma J, Jaisani Z, Singh B, Weinstock-Guttman B, Guttmann CR, Bakshi R
Neurology 2007 Sep 18;69(12):1213-23. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000276992.17011.b5. PMID: 17875909

Prognosis

Belfeki N, Ghriss N, Fourati M, Leclercq D, Saadoun D
Rev Med Interne 2024 Oct;45(10):624-633. Epub 2024 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.revmed.2024.06.007. PMID: 38937151
Mahajan KR, Nakamura K, Cohen JA, Trapp BD, Ontaneda D
Ann Neurol 2020 Jul;88(1):81-92. Epub 2020 May 1 doi: 10.1002/ana.25743. PMID: 32286701Free PMC Article
Wendel C, Kaech DL, Woodtli M
J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2018 Jul;79(4):344-352. Epub 2018 Apr 12 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1639504. PMID: 29649851
Wolf NI, Vanderver A, van Spaendonk RM, Schiffmann R, Brais B, Bugiani M, Sistermans E, Catsman-Berrevoets C, Kros JM, Pinto PS, Pohl D, Tirupathi S, Strømme P, de Grauw T, Fribourg S, Demos M, Pizzino A, Naidu S, Guerrero K, van der Knaap MS, Bernard G; 4H Research Group
Neurology 2014 Nov 18;83(21):1898-905. Epub 2014 Oct 22 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001002. PMID: 25339210Free PMC Article
Abe T, Kojima K, Shoji H, Tanaka N, Fujimoto K, Uchida M, Nishimura H, Hayabuchi N, Norbash AM
J Magn Reson Imaging 1998 Jul-Aug;8(4):755-61. doi: 10.1002/jmri.1880080402. PMID: 9702874

Clinical prediction guides

Horisawa S, Hayashi M, Taira T
World Neurosurg 2022 Apr;160:51-53. Epub 2022 Jan 26 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.01.083. PMID: 35091106
Mahajan KR, Nakamura K, Cohen JA, Trapp BD, Ontaneda D
Ann Neurol 2020 Jul;88(1):81-92. Epub 2020 May 1 doi: 10.1002/ana.25743. PMID: 32286701Free PMC Article
La Piana R, Cayami FK, Tran LT, Guerrero K, van Spaendonk R, Õunap K, Pajusalu S, Haack T, Wassmer E, Timmann D, Mierzewska H, Poll-Thé BT, Patel C, Cox H, Atik T, Onay H, Ozkınay F, Vanderver A, van der Knaap MS, Wolf NI, Bernard G
Neurology 2016 Apr 26;86(17):1622-6. Epub 2016 Mar 30 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002612. PMID: 27029625Free PMC Article
Nagappa M, Sinha S, Saini JS, Kallolimath P, Singh N, Kumar A, Bindu PS, Taly AB
J Clin Neurosci 2016 May;27:91-4. Epub 2016 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.06.035. PMID: 26765764
Wolf NI, Vanderver A, van Spaendonk RM, Schiffmann R, Brais B, Bugiani M, Sistermans E, Catsman-Berrevoets C, Kros JM, Pinto PS, Pohl D, Tirupathi S, Strømme P, de Grauw T, Fribourg S, Demos M, Pizzino A, Naidu S, Guerrero K, van der Knaap MS, Bernard G; 4H Research Group
Neurology 2014 Nov 18;83(21):1898-905. Epub 2014 Oct 22 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001002. PMID: 25339210Free PMC Article

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