Gowda Vykuntaraju K, Amoghimath Raghavendraswami, Srinivasan Varun M, Bhat Maya
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Department of Neuroradiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
J Pediatr Neurosci. 2017 Jan-Mar;12(1):78-79. doi: 10.4103/1817-1745.205623.
Sandhoff disease is a neurodegenerative disease caused due to deficiency of hexosaminidase (HEX) A and B. A 1-year-old male child presented with regression of milestones, exaggerated startle response, decreased vision, and seizures from 6 months of age. The child had coarse facies without hepatosplenomegaly. Serum levels of β hexosaminidase total (A + B) were low. Genetic testing for Sandhoff disease revealed a homozygous missense variant on HEXB gene. The case is presented to highlight that the absence of hepatosplenomegaly should not restrain in suspecting Sandhoff disease.
桑德霍夫病是一种由于己糖胺酶(HEX)A和B缺乏引起的神经退行性疾病。一名1岁男童自6个月大起出现发育里程碑倒退、惊跳反应亢进、视力下降和癫痫发作。该患儿面容粗糙,但无肝脾肿大。血清β-己糖胺酶总水平(A+B)较低。桑德霍夫病的基因检测显示HEXB基因存在纯合错义变异。该病例旨在强调,无肝脾肿大不应妨碍对桑德霍夫病的怀疑。