[Adult leukoencephalopathy caused by alpha-mannosidosis deficiency]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 2007 Mar;163(3):359-61. doi: 10.1016/s0035-3787(07)90408-7.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Adult leukoencephalopathy caused by alpha-mannosidosis deficiency (MIM248500) is a recessive inherited lysosomal storage disease associated with decreased activity of alpha-mannosidase. This enzyme degrades oligosaccharides and glycoproteins in neural and visceral tissues. There are two different disease phenotypes, type-I or severe infantile phenotype and type 2, which progresses more slowly and is compatible with survival into adulthood. We report the case of a 51-year-old man with gait disorders beginning at the age of 40 years associated with leukoencephalopathy due to alpha-mannosidosis deficiency.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Brain / pathology
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / etiology*
  • Gait Disorders, Neurologic / etiology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • alpha-Mannosidosis / diagnosis*