Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy associated with a multiple-sclerosis-like picture in a man

Mult Scler. 2011 Jun;17(6):763-6. doi: 10.1177/1352458511404033.

Abstract

A 35-year-old young man displayed Leber's optic neuropathy (LHON) due to T14484C and multiple sclerosis (MS) phenotype that was dominated by symptoms and signs of spinal cord impairment. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed demyelinating lesions extending from D6 to D11 in the spinal cord with gadolinium enhancement, while only three linear demyelinating lesions were seen on brain MRI. In the literature, a major involvement of the spinal cord was already reported in three of four male patients with the 14484 LHON mutation who developed MS, but the reasons of this peculiar association remain unknown, and further research in this area is needed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain / pathology
  • Contrast Media
  • DNA Mutational Analysis
  • DNA, Mitochondrial / analysis
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Multiple Sclerosis / diagnosis*
  • Multiple Sclerosis / genetics
  • Multiple Sclerosis / pathology
  • Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber / diagnosis*
  • Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber / genetics
  • Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber / pathology
  • Phenotype
  • Spinal Cord / pathology

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • DNA, Mitochondrial