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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
卷 25, 期 3, 页码 602-605出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ene.13557
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betain; cerebral white matter disease; complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia; hyperhomocysteinemia; severe 5; 10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency
Background and purposeJuvenile- or adult-onset forms of severe 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) deficiency manifesting as complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia have rarely been described. MethodsTwo siblings with mental retardation developed a progressive spastic paraparesis in their late teens. Their diagnostic assessment included extensive neurophysiologic, neuroimaging and metabolic studies. ResultsBrain magnetic resonance imaging showed occipital white matter alterations, and electromyography documented a mixed polyneuropathy. Severe hyperhomocisteinemia (>150mol/L) associated with the characteristic amino acid profile suggested a diagnosis of severe MTHFR deficiency, confirmed by MTHFR direct sequencing. Treatment with betaine and vitamins benefitted patients' symptoms and diagnostic features. ConclusionsSevere MTHFR deficiency can be a rare, treatable cause of autosomal recessive complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia. Its screening should be part of the diagnostic flowchart for these disorders.
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