Author:
Stephen Christopher D.,Balkwill David,James Peter,Haxton Elizabeth,Sassower Kenneth,Schmahmann Jeremy D.,Eichler Florian,Lewis Richard
Abstract
ObjectiveA cross-sectional study was performed to evaluate whether quantitative oculomotor measures correlate with disease severity in late-onset GM2 gangliosidosis (LOGG) and assess cognition and sleep as potential early nonmotor features.MethodsTen patients with LOGG underwent quantitative oculomotor recordings, including measurements of the angular vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR), with results compared to age- and sex-matched controls. Disease severity was assessed by ataxia rating scales. Cognitive/neuropsychiatric features were assessed by the cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome (CCAS) scale, Cerebellar Neuropsychiatric Rating Scale, and sleep quality evaluated using subjective sleep scales.ResultsOculomotor abnormalities were found in all participants, including 3/10 with clinically normal eye movements. Abnormalities involved impaired saccadic accuracy (5/10), abnormal vertical (8/10) and horizontal (4/10) pursuit, reduced optokinetic nystagmus (OKN) responses (7/10), low VOR gain (10/10), and impaired VOR cancellation (2/10). Compared to controls, the LOGG group showed significant differences in saccade, VOR, OKN, and visually enhanced VOR gains. Severity of saccadic dysmetria, OKN, and VOR fixation-suppression impairments correlated with ataxia scales (p < 0.05). Nine out of ten patients with LOGG had evidence of the CCAS (5/10 definite, 2/10 probable, 2/10 possible). Excessive daytime sleepiness was present in 4/10 and 8/10 had poor subjective sleep quality.ConclusionsCerebellar oculomotor abnormalities were present in all patients with LOGG, including those with normal clinical oculomotor examinations. Saccade accuracy (dorsal cerebellar vermis localization), fixation suppression, and OKN gain (cerebellar flocculus/paraflocculus localization) correlated with disease severity, suggesting that quantitative oculomotor measurements could be used to track disease progression. We found evidence of the CCAS, suggesting that cerebellar dysfunction may explain the cognitive disorder in LOGG. Sleep impairments were prevalent and require further study.
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Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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