Dear Editor,Sturge-Weber Syndrome(SWS)is a rare congenital neurocutaneous syndrome[1,2],with an estimated prevalence of 0.19 in 100,000 annually[3].It is a non-hereditary disease linked to a somatic mutation in the GN...Dear Editor,Sturge-Weber Syndrome(SWS)is a rare congenital neurocutaneous syndrome[1,2],with an estimated prevalence of 0.19 in 100,000 annually[3].It is a non-hereditary disease linked to a somatic mutation in the GNAQ,GNA11,or GNB2 gene[1],leading to vascular malformations in the cutaneous forehead,cerebral cortex,and eye[1,2].Notably,~70%of pediatric patients diagnosed with SWS exhibit brain calcification(BC)[4],though the prevalence of BC ranges from only 1%in young individuals to>20%in the senior population(>60 years old)[5].Similar to the elderly,BC in pediatric SWS patients is identified as vascular calcification[6,7],whereas BC in pediatric patients with tuberous sclerosis and tumors has been previously described as dystrophic calcification[6].展开更多
目的应用动态磁敏感增强MR灌注成像(DSC-PI)技术对Sturge-Weber综合征(SWS)受累白质区的血流灌注进行定量测量,并和各种癫痫状态指标进行相关性分析,以期合理的解释SWS血流动力学与癫痫状态的关系。材料与方法 14例临床确诊为SWS的患儿...目的应用动态磁敏感增强MR灌注成像(DSC-PI)技术对Sturge-Weber综合征(SWS)受累白质区的血流灌注进行定量测量,并和各种癫痫状态指标进行相关性分析,以期合理的解释SWS血流动力学与癫痫状态的关系。材料与方法 14例临床确诊为SWS的患儿进行MRI检查,其中男6例,女8例,平均年龄4.0岁(0.8～10.0岁)。所有患儿的病变部位均为单侧大脑半球。MR扫描序列包括:矢状面及轴面T1WI、轴面FSET2WI、DSC-PI及增强后轴面T1WI。观察所有图像以确认脑内病变位置及范围;利用SPIN(signal process in neuroimage)软件分别测量病变白质区域及相应对侧位置的脑血流量(CBF)、脑血容量(CBV)和平均通过时间(MTT),并计算出灌注比值(CBFr、CBVr及MTTr)。根据CBFr值将患儿分为高灌注组(HP)及低灌注组(LP)。记录每例患儿的临床资料,尤其有无癫痫发作以及反映发作的各项参数:首次癫痫发作年龄、癫痫发作频率(SSF)及癫痫持续时间。对高、低灌注组病变侧与对侧的CBF、CBV及MTT值进行配对秩和检验;对癫痫状态的各临床参数与各项灌注参数进行Spearman相关分析。结果 14例SWS患者中,9例受累白质区CBF及CBV较对侧明显减低(CBFr值为-0.37±0.24,CBVr=-0.22±0.25,P值均<0.01),为LP组;5例脑内病变侧白质区CBF及CBV较对侧显著增高(CBFr值为0.31±0.05,CBVr值为0.40±0.17,P值均<0.01),为HP组。LP组年龄及癫痫发作频率得分(SSF)较HP组有增大趋势(年龄=63.80月,48.83月;SSF=2.50,1.33),但这差异缺乏统计学意义(P值分别为0.36、0.12)。病变侧CBFr值和CBV值与癫痫持续时间呈明显负相关(CBFr:r=-0.58;CBV:r=-0.55,P值均<0.05)。CBFr和CBVr与癫痫发作频率呈负相关,即癫痫发作越频繁,CBFr和CBVr越低(CBFr:r=-0.56;CBVr:r=-0.63,P值均<0.05)。结论 SWS受累白质区域的血流灌注并非持续降低,而存在相对高灌注状态;灌注异常与癫痫发作的频率和癫痫持续时间有关。展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(2022A1515010297)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32100765)+1 种基金the Xiamen Medical Health Science and Technology Project(3502Z20194098)the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macao Science and Technology Innovation Project(SGDX2020110309280100).
文摘Dear Editor,Sturge-Weber Syndrome(SWS)is a rare congenital neurocutaneous syndrome[1,2],with an estimated prevalence of 0.19 in 100,000 annually[3].It is a non-hereditary disease linked to a somatic mutation in the GNAQ,GNA11,or GNB2 gene[1],leading to vascular malformations in the cutaneous forehead,cerebral cortex,and eye[1,2].Notably,~70%of pediatric patients diagnosed with SWS exhibit brain calcification(BC)[4],though the prevalence of BC ranges from only 1%in young individuals to>20%in the senior population(>60 years old)[5].Similar to the elderly,BC in pediatric SWS patients is identified as vascular calcification[6,7],whereas BC in pediatric patients with tuberous sclerosis and tumors has been previously described as dystrophic calcification[6].
文摘目的应用动态磁敏感增强MR灌注成像(DSC-PI)技术对Sturge-Weber综合征(SWS)受累白质区的血流灌注进行定量测量,并和各种癫痫状态指标进行相关性分析,以期合理的解释SWS血流动力学与癫痫状态的关系。材料与方法 14例临床确诊为SWS的患儿进行MRI检查,其中男6例,女8例,平均年龄4.0岁(0.8～10.0岁)。所有患儿的病变部位均为单侧大脑半球。MR扫描序列包括:矢状面及轴面T1WI、轴面FSET2WI、DSC-PI及增强后轴面T1WI。观察所有图像以确认脑内病变位置及范围;利用SPIN(signal process in neuroimage)软件分别测量病变白质区域及相应对侧位置的脑血流量(CBF)、脑血容量(CBV)和平均通过时间(MTT),并计算出灌注比值(CBFr、CBVr及MTTr)。根据CBFr值将患儿分为高灌注组(HP)及低灌注组(LP)。记录每例患儿的临床资料,尤其有无癫痫发作以及反映发作的各项参数:首次癫痫发作年龄、癫痫发作频率(SSF)及癫痫持续时间。对高、低灌注组病变侧与对侧的CBF、CBV及MTT值进行配对秩和检验;对癫痫状态的各临床参数与各项灌注参数进行Spearman相关分析。结果 14例SWS患者中,9例受累白质区CBF及CBV较对侧明显减低(CBFr值为-0.37±0.24,CBVr=-0.22±0.25,P值均<0.01),为LP组;5例脑内病变侧白质区CBF及CBV较对侧显著增高(CBFr值为0.31±0.05,CBVr值为0.40±0.17,P值均<0.01),为HP组。LP组年龄及癫痫发作频率得分(SSF)较HP组有增大趋势(年龄=63.80月,48.83月;SSF=2.50,1.33),但这差异缺乏统计学意义(P值分别为0.36、0.12)。病变侧CBFr值和CBV值与癫痫持续时间呈明显负相关(CBFr:r=-0.58;CBV:r=-0.55,P值均<0.05)。CBFr和CBVr与癫痫发作频率呈负相关,即癫痫发作越频繁,CBFr和CBVr越低(CBFr:r=-0.56;CBVr:r=-0.63,P值均<0.05)。结论 SWS受累白质区域的血流灌注并非持续降低,而存在相对高灌注状态;灌注异常与癫痫发作的频率和癫痫持续时间有关。
