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15q11.2 BP1-BP2 microdeletion presenting as progressive spastic paraplegia and brain images of small vessel disease

Qianqian Sha, Yu Xia, Xiya Shen and Ailian Du
Neurosciences Journal July 2022, 27 (3) 191-196; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2022.3.20220033
Qianqian Sha
From the Department of Neurology, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Xiya Shen
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Ailian Du
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    - Cranial MRI in 2019 at the admission Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indicated characteristics of cerebral small-vessel disease (CSVD) with (a, FLAIR) white matter hyperintensities, b, FLAIR) lacunes, c, T1) cerebral atrophy, d, T2) cerebral enlarged perivascular spaces, e, SWI) microbleeds in bilateral pons, basal ganglia, and subcortex. f) Bilateral temporal poles were intact in the temporal lobe.

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    - Cranial MRI in 2019 at the admission brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) cervical and thoracis spinal cord scanning did not show spinal cord atrophy (a, b).

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    - Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (T2 FLAIR) indicated abnormal signals of periventricular white matter lesions gradual expanded from 2015 to 2019.

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    - NGS results showed heterozygous deletion variation on chr15: 22833477-23086385, encompassing 4 genes NIPA1, NIPA2, CYFIP1, and TUBGCP5 (A). This deletion was confirmed by MLPA (B).

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    AgesSymptomsTreatment and response
    44 years oldInflexibility and weakness of his left leg when he stepped on a bus.No treatment
    46 years oldTwo episodes of exacerbation of left leg weakness and he had difficulty in climbing upstairs and riding a bicycle.He was treated as ischemic stroke but with no effect.
    47 to 48 years oldHe had three episodes of numbness and weakness of the left limbs. From this time, he developed urinary incontinence.He was treated as multiple sclerosis using methylprednisolone 500 mg qd × 5 days, with limited alleviation.
    50 years oldStiffness on the buttock and legs and difficult in walking.Intramuscular injection of cobalamin 500 µg/day and oral folate 5 mg/day for one month, oral aspirin 100 mg/day, rosuvastatin 10 mg/day, but showed no improvement.
    52 years oldTelephone follow upSymptoms worsen gradually and he has to stay in wheelchair.
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