title: Lipid myopathy associated with renal tubular acidosis and spastic diplegia in two brothers.
abstract: Lipid myopathy is a group of disorders involving mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation. We describe two brothers, 3 years 8 months old and 2 years 9 months old, respectively, with progressive spastic diplegia, developmental delay, failure to thrive, and chronic metabolic acidosis who had lipid myopathy and renal tubular acidosis. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed demyelinating changes in the periventricular white matter, which was compatible with spastic diplegia. These symptoms may be related to errors in fatty acid metabolism. Cerebral palsy had been misdiagnosed in both of these patients at another hospital. Therefore, for patients with late-onset and progressive spastic diplegia, detailed investigations for underlying diseases are warranted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Tung
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Tsau
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Y Z
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000141:Acidosis, Renal Tubular / Q000209:etiology*; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008931:Mitochondria, Muscle / Q000378:metabolism; D017240:Mitochondrial Myopathies / Q000150:complications*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids