Neuropediatrics 2002; 33(6): 309-313
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-37086
Original Article

Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Microlissencephaly in Microcephalic Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism: A Case Report and Review of the Literature[*]

L. Klinge 1 , J. Schaper 2 , D. Wieczorek 3 , T. Voit 1
  • 1Department of Paediatrics and Paediatric Neurology, University of Essen, Essen, Germany
  • 2Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Essen, Essen, Germany
  • 3Department of Human Genetics, University of Essen, Essen, Germany
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Publication History

Received: 6 June 2002

Accepted after Revision: 10 October 2002

Publication Date:
06 February 2003 (online)

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Abstract

Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism (MOPD) is defined as a syndrome presenting with intrauterine and postnatal growth retardation, typical facial appearance, skeletal dysplasia and brain abnormalities. Autosomal-recessive inheritance is suspected. Sharing clinical manifestations, the former type III has been accepted to be the same entity as type I. We present the case of a male infant with MOPD I and micrencephaly with simplified gyral pattern to a degree defining it as microlissencephaly (MLIS). The brain abnormalities in MOPD I have not yet been classified. Reviewing the literature, we conclude that microlissencephaly appears to be the distinct developmental brain abnormality in MOPD I. Conversely, osteodysplastic changes have to be taken into consideration in the differential diagnosis of microlissencephaly. In addition, our patient suffered from acute lymphatic leukaemia which has not previously been described in association with MOPD I.

Key words

Microcephalic Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism - Microlissenencephaly - Microcephaly with Simplified Gyral Pattern - Oligogyric Microcephaly

1 The authors wish to dedicate this article to the memory of Frank Majewski (Berlin, 1941 - Düsseldorf, 2001)