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Positional ocular flutter and thickened optic nerves as sentinel signs of Krabbe disease.

[krabbe disease]

A 5-month-old boy developed a large-amplitude, horizontal pendular flutterlike oscillation of the eyes, when placed in the supine position. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 1 month earlier had shown isolated thickening of the optic nerves and chiasm without other central nervous system signal abnormalities. Repeat MRI at 5½ months of age showed a constellation of central nervous system signal abnormalities suggestive of Krabbe disease. The diagnosis was confirmed with serum enzymatic and genetic testing. This case demonstrates that positional ocular flutter can be a presenting sign of Krabbe disease and reinforces the observation that isolated thickening of the anterior visual pathways can antedate other central nervous system abnormalities on MRI.

Diseases presenting "when placed in the supine position" symptom

  • krabbe disease

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