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  • Title: Neurophysiologic assessment of mucopolysaccharidosis III.
    Author: Husain AM, Escolar ML, Kurtzberg J.
    Journal: Clin Neurophysiol; 2006 Sep; 117(9):2059-63. PubMed ID: 16884953.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To describe finding of various neurophysiologic tests in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis III (MPS III) early in the disease course. METHODS: Patients were evaluated with flash visual evoked potentials (VEP), brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP), electroencephalography (EEG), and nerve conduction studies (NCS) before they underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). RESULTS: Thirteen children underwent at least one neurophysiologic test before HSCT. The mean age at testing was 2.7 years. Ten of 11 (91%) patients had a normal flash VEP, and all 9 who had BAEP had normal central conduction. EEG was normal in 7/13 (54%), with the others showing diffuse slowing. NCS was normal in 10/11 (91%) patients. CONCLUSIONS: Despite extensive central nervous system involvement in MPS III, flash VEP and BAEP are almost always normal. EEG is often abnormal early in the disease. SIGNIFICANCE: This is the first report of neurophysiologic tests in a large series of MPS III patients.
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