title: Cranial ultrasonography in maple syrup urine disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fariello
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dionisi-Vici
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Orazi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malena
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bartuli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schingo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carnevale
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Saponara
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sabetta
mesh_terms: 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