Leukodystrophies / edited by Gerald V. Raymond ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Raymond, Gerald V.

Series:

International review of child neurology.

International review of child neurology series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metachromatic leukodystrophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Mac Keith Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The leukodystrophies are serious, progressive disorders of demyelination, manifesting themselves in infancy or early childhood and progressing rapidly, leading to loss of sight, hearing, speech, and ambulation, and early death.This book is a comprehensive guide to the genetics and pathogenesis of these disorders, as well as their clinical features, diagnosis and therapy, is needed, particularly as their early identification can allow more effective treatment. Its purpose is to summarize for the reader all aspects of the inherited disorders of myelin in children and adults.After a comprehensive overview of myelin and the role of oligodendrocytes, astrocytes and microglia in white matter disease, chapters are then devoted to individual disorders, covering their biochemical and molecular basis, genetics, pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and screening. The final chapters address therapeutic approaches in leukodystrophies and present a clinical approach to diagnosing leukoencephalopathies in children and adults. The book was conceived by Hugo Moser, whose research led to major developments in the treatment of adrenoleukodystrophy, and is dedicated to him by his colleagues.

Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""AUTHORS� APPOINTMENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""1 LEUKODYSTROPHY AND MYELIN""; ""Introduction""; ""Definition of leukodystrophies""; ""2 MYELINATION IN HEALTH AND DISEASE""; ""Introduction""; ""Oligodendrocytes have a highly polarized shape""; ""Molecular composition of myelin and oligodendrocyte membranes""; ""Molecular mechanisms of myelin membrane formation""; ""Reciprocal interactions between axons and oligodendrocytes""; ""Summary and conclusions""; ""3 THE ROLE OF ASTROCYTES IN WHITE MATTER DISEASE""; ""Introduction""; ""Cellular lineage systems in the mammalian brain""

""Astrocytes in development and adult life""""Leukodystrophies with distinct astrocyte pathology""; ""Possible mechanisms of white matter damage secondary to astrocyte dysfunction""; ""Summary and future perspectives""; ""4 MICROGLIA AND LEUKODYSTROPHIES""; ""Introduction""; ""Macrophage populations in the central nervous system""; ""Defining microglial activation""; ""Microglia in development and repair""; ""Brain colonization, self-renewal, and post-lesional recruitment of microglia""; ""Microglia in the pathogenesis of leukodystrophies""; ""Adrenoleukodystrophy""

""Does VLCFA accumulation cause microglial activation?""""How does microglial activation relate to demyelination in adrenoleukodystrophy?""; ""Metachromatic leukodystrophy""; ""Microglia in globoid cell leukodystrophy (Krabbe disease)""; ""The role of microglia in transplantation""; ""Concluding remarks""; ""5 X-LINKED ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY""; ""Introduction""; ""Biochemical and molecular basis""; ""Clinical features""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Animal models""; ""Pathogenesis""; ""Therapy in adrenoleukodystrophy""; ""Expanded screening for asymptomatic individuals""

""6 KRABBE DISEASE (GLOBOID CELL LEUKODYSTROPHY)""""Introduction""; ""Clinical features""; ""Diagnostic evaluation""; ""Pathological findings""; ""Biochemical findings""; ""Molecular genetics""; ""Newborn screening""; ""Studies in animal models""; ""Therapy""; ""Conclusions""; ""7 ALEXANDER DISEASE""; ""Introduction""; ""Clinical presentation""; ""MRI characteristics""; ""Pathology""; ""Diagnosis""; ""GFAP mutations""; ""Cases without GFAP mutations""; ""Recent cases""; ""Disease mechanisms""; ""Treatment""; ""Concluding remarks""; ""8 METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY""

""Classification and definition""""Incidence and prevalence""; ""Genetics""; ""Biochemical background""; ""Pathophysiology""; ""Clinical features""; ""Laboratory and genetic diagnosis""; ""Therapy""; ""9 CANAVAN DISEASE""; ""Introduction""; ""Molecular basis""; ""Clinical features""; ""Variant forms of the disease""; ""Differential diagnosis""; ""Pathogenesis and pathophysiology""; ""Prognosis""; ""Epidemiology""; ""Gene therapy""; ""Prevention""; ""10 PELIZAEUS�MERZBACHER DISEASE: GENETIC MODELS AND MECHANISMS""; ""Involvement of myelin proteolipid protein""; ""The PLP1 gene""

""Genetics of PMD/SPG-2""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781907655418

1907655417

OCLC:

929120206