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M Arima

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Decreased 6-keto prostaglandin F1 alpha (6-keto PGF1 alpha) in patients with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome.

The coagulation abnormality in patients with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (LNS) prompted us to examine 6-keto prostaglandin F1 alpha (6-keto PGF1 alpha), a stable metabolite of prostacyclin (PGI2). Plasma levels of 6-keto PGF1 alpha were significantly low in 4 patients with LNS, but they were elevated after discontinuation of allopurinol. Other indicators of coagulation and fibrinolysis systems did not change after the discontinuation of allopurinol. PGI2 prevents the production of superoxide which is formed after cerebral ischemia. The potential source of superoxide is xanthine oxidase which is inhibited by allopurinol. It is assumed that plasma PGI2 increased in response to formed superoxide because xanthine oxidase inhibition was abolished after discontinuation of allopurinol.

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MRI and CT findings in Krabbe disease.

The progression and characteristics of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomographic (CT) findings in 3 patients with infantile Krabbe disease (i.e., globoid cell leukodystrophy or galactocerebroside beta-galactosidase deficiency) are reported. We obtained initial CT and MRI studies when patients demonstrated hyperirritability and hypertonicity. The following results facilitated early diagnoses: increased density in the thalami, corona radiata, and cerebellar cortex on CT and plaque-like, high signal intensity in the periventricular region and cerebellar white matter on MRI T2-weighted images. After severe motor and mental deterioration and spasticity had developed, progressive brain atrophy, low density in the white matter, and calcification-like, symmetric, punctate high-density areas in the corona radiata were evident on CT and high signal intensity in T2-weighted images and low signal intensity in T1-weighted images in the white matter were present on MRI. In particular, linear patterns were observed in the centrum semiovale on MRI.

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