Case | Age at Onset | Clinical Findings | Location of MRI abnormalities | ||||||||
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Medulla | Inferior Cerebellar Peduncles | Dentate Nuclei | Midbrain | Subthalamic Nuclei | Basal Ganglia | ||||||
Interpeduncular Nucleus | Central Tegmental Tracts | Substantia Nigra | Pallido-cortical/Nigro-cortical Tracts | ||||||||
1 | 14 m | Neurodevelopmental regression, hypotonia, absent deep tendon reflexes; weight, height, and head circumference < second centile; severe respiratory difficulties; blood lactate at rest: 58 mg/dL (normal 8–22 mg/dL); lactate/pyruvate ratio: 61.6 (normal 6–25); death at age 22 months from cardiorespiratory arrest; | + | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | − |
2 | 12 m | Failure to thrive, neurodevelopmental regression, frequent vomiting, facial dysmorphism, hirsutism, hypotonia; blood lactate at rest: 32 mg/dL (normal 8–22 mg/dL); alive at age 3 years | +(extending to cervical cord) | + | + | − | − | + | − | + | − |
3 | 12 m | Failure to thrive, neurodevelopmental delay; episodes of palpebral ptosis and impaired consciousness; facial dysmorphism, hirsutism, nystagmus, hypotonia, absent deep tendon reflexes, breathing abnormalities; blood lactate at rest: 42 mg/dL (normal 8–22 mg/dL); alive at age 4 years | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Note.—m, months; +, present; −, absent.