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. 1996 Feb;17(2):311-5.

Cranial ultrasonography in maple syrup urine disease.

G Fariello 1, C Dionisi-Vici 1, C Orazi 1, S Malena 1, A Bartuli 1, P Schingo 1, E Carnevale 1, I Saponara 1, G Sabetta 1
PMCID: PMC8338363  PMID: 8938303

Abstract

We performed serial cranial ultrasonography in four newborns affected by maple syrup urine disease. Symmetric increase of echogenicity of periventricular white matter, basal ganglia (mainly pallidi), and thalami was detected in the acute stage. The degree of ultrasonography abnormalities paralleled the clinical course of the disease.

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