Clinical, Radiological, and Genetic Profiles of Eight Patients with Combined Dystonic Manifestation of Type-III GM1 Gangliosidosis: A Video Case Series from India.

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BackgroundType-III (adult/chronic) GM1 gangliosidosis is an uncommon, late-onset lysosomal disorder that frequently presents as a complex movement disorder.MethodsIn this retrospective case series, clinical details, neuroimaging, electrophysiology, and genetics were extracted from standardized records and videos.ResultsEight patients were identified with median age at symptom onset of 6 years (range 3-18), and age at presentation of 23 years (12-27). All exhibited generalized dystonia with early, conspicuous oro-mandibular-cranio-cervical involvement; dysarthria was universal, parkinsonism occurred in two, and corticospinal signs in six. Ocular motor abnormalities were frequent; kyphoscoliosis was common. Where performed, nerve conduction studies, electroencephalography, evoked potentials, and abdominal ultrasound were unremarkable. MRI consistently demonstrated bilateral posterior putaminal T2/FLAIR change and the pathognomonic pallidal SWI "wishbone" pattern. All patients harboured biallelic GLB1 variants: seven were compound heterozygous and one was homozygous. The recurrent variant c.1325G>A;p.Arg442Gln was present in seven patients. One novel variant (c.1022G>T;p.Gly341Val) was identified. Symptomatic therapies yielded variable, generally modest benefits over available follow-up.DiscussionA prominent oromandibular-cranio-cervical dystonia, posterior putaminal atrophy, and hyperintensity, with a SWI "wishbone" sign, strongly point to Type-III GM1 gangliosidosis. Recognizing this clinico-radiologic-genetic constellation can streamline targeted testing and counselling.

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