Recent findings from University of Bari highlight research in Costello syndrome
2007 AUG 28 -- Research findings, "Costello syndrome: cognitive and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy findings--a case report," are discussed in a new report. "The authors describe a girl with Costello syndrome who showed cerebral palsy and neurosensorial deafness. Brain computer tomography and magnetic resonance findings were normal," scientists writing in the Journal of Child Neurology report. "Multivoxel proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy showed a lowering of the peak of choline with a reduced choline/creatine ratio at the level of the centrum semiovale. These findings might be due to a congenital dysmyelinating or hypomyelinating condition," wrote T. Perniola and colleagues, University of Bari. The researchers concluded: "A complete neuroimaging study can play a relevant role to better clarify the pathogenesis of brain involvement in Costello syndrome." Perniola and colleagues published their study in the Journal of Child Neurology (Costello syndrome: cognitive and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy findings--a case report. Journal of Child Neurology, 2007;22(5):650-4). Additional information can be obtained by contacting T. Perniola, University of Bari, Dept. of Neurologic and Psychiatry Sciences, Child Neuropsychiatric Service, Italy. The publisher of the Journal of Child Neurology can be contacted at: B C Decker Inc., 20 Hughson St. South, PO Box 620, L C D 1, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3K7, Canada. Keywords: Italy, Child Neurology, Costello Syndrome, Spectroscopy, Surgery. This article was prepared by Life Science Weekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2007, Life Science Weekly via NewsRx.com.
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