Cranial ultrasonography in maple syrup urine disease.
We performed serial cranial ultrasonography in four newborns affected by maple syrup urine disease. Symmetric increase of echogenicity of periventricular white matter, basal ganglia (mainly pallidi), and thalami was detected in the acute stage. The degree of ultrasonography abnormalities paralleled the clinical course of the disease.
Fariello
G
G
Department of Radiology, Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Dionisi-Vici
C
C
Orazi
C
C
Malena
S
S
Bartuli
A
A
Schingo
P
P
Carnevale
E
E
Saponara
I
I
Sabetta
G
G
D001928:Brain Diseases, Metabolic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D004453:Echoencephalography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008375:Maple Syrup Urine Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D016896:Treatment Outcome