Zhou Xiajun, Zhong Xingxing, Gao Mingshi, Yue Dongyue, Qiao Kai, Wang Min, Zhi Nan, Cao Wenwei, Han Lu, Lu Jiahong, Zhu Wenhua, Zhao Chongbo, Guan Yangtai
Department of Neurology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China.
Department of Neurology, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Jiangsu, 225000, China.
Open Med (Wars). 2025 Apr 29;20(1):20251172. doi: 10.1515/med-2025-1172. eCollection 2025.
Glycogen storage disease type IIIa (GSD IIIa) is a rare etiology among patients with adult-onset myopathy, which is typically associated with axonopathy rather than demyelination. We report a genetically and pathologically confirmed case that exhibited prominent electrophysiological hallmarks of demyelination, including prolonged distal motor latency, temporal dispersion, prolonged F-waves, and conduction block. The presence of these diverse demyelinating characteristics in this context, excluding other factors, is infrequently reported, suggesting that glycogen accumulation may influence not only muscles but also potentially the myelin, thereby broadening our comprehension of this rare disease spectrum.
Ⅲa型糖原贮积病(GSD IIIa)在成年发病的肌病患者中是一种罕见病因,通常与轴索性神经病相关而非脱髓鞘。我们报告了一例经基因和病理证实的病例,该病例表现出明显的脱髓鞘电生理特征,包括远端运动潜伏期延长、时间离散、F波延长和传导阻滞。在排除其他因素的情况下,这种情况下出现这些多样的脱髓鞘特征的报道较少,这表明糖原积累可能不仅影响肌肉,还可能影响髓鞘,从而拓宽了我们对这一罕见疾病谱的理解。