Costello syndrome: cognitive and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy findings--a case report

J Child Neurol. 2007 May;22(5):650-4. doi: 10.1177/0883073807302615.

Abstract

The authors describe a girl with Costello syndrome who showed cerebral palsy and neurosensorial deafness. Brain computer tomography and magnetic resonance findings were normal. Multivoxel proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy showed a lowering of the peak of choline with a reduced choline/creatine ratio at the level of the centrum semiovale. These findings might be due to a congenital dysmyelinating or hypomyelinating condition. A complete neuroimaging study can play a relevant role to better clarify the pathogenesis of brain involvement in Costello syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aspartic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Aspartic Acid / metabolism
  • Child
  • Choline / metabolism
  • Cognition / physiology*
  • Creatine / metabolism
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy*
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / physiopathology*

Substances

  • Aspartic Acid
  • N-acetylaspartate
  • Creatine
  • Choline