PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - F.G. Gonçalves
AU  - M.B. de Melo
AU  - V. de L. Matos
AU  - F.R. Barra
AU  - R.E. Figueroa
TI  - Amygdalae and Striatum Calcification in Lipoid Proteinosis
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A1699
DP  - 2010 Jan 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 88--90
VI  - 31
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/31/1/88.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/31/1/88.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2010 Jan 01; 31
AB  - SUMMARY: Lipoid proteinosis is a rare genodermatosis characterized by multisystem involvement due to intracellular deposition of an amorphous hyaline material. Lipoid proteinosis is caused by mutations in the ECM1 gene. In many patients, skin and mucosa abnormalities are the first manifestation. When the CNS is affected, a wide variety of neurologic abnormalities may be present. The hallmark findings are calcifications, mostly occurring in the amygdalae, hippocampus, parahippocampal gyrus, or even the striatum. Present in half of the patients, moniliform blepharosis is considered a pathognomonic finding. In the other half of patients imaging could assist in the diagnosis. The authors present a series of 3 cases of lipoid proteinosis with brief clinical data and imaging findings.