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(A)AnMRIofapatientwithfrontotemporaldementia(FTD),showingextensiveatrophymostpronounced
inthefrontalcortex.(B)AmicroscopicsectionofalargePickbodyjustbesidethenucleus.(A,reprinted
fromvonSchulthessGK.MolecularAnatomicImaging.3rded.WoltersKluwer;2015;andB,reprinted
fromRubinR,StrayerDS.Rubin’sPathology.5thed.WoltersKluwer;2007.)
Box7.4FTDandAmyotrophicLateralSclerosis(ALS)
In2011,aspecificgenemutationwasidentifiedthatcouldcausebothFTDandamyotrophic
lateralsclerosis(ALS).Severalothermutationsthatcancausebothdiseaseshavesince
beendiscovered.AlthoughFTDisthoughtofasapurelycognitivedementiaandALSasa
movementdisorder,thereactuallycanbeconsiderableclinicaloverlapbetweenthetwo
(approximately50%ofpatientswithALS,forexample,ultimatelyexhibitsomedegreeof
cognitiveimpairment).TheprecisegeneticsandclinicalfeaturesthatcharacterizetheFTD-
ALSspectrumremainanareaofactiveresearch.SeeChapter11forareviewofALS.
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Histology.Pickbodies,whichareroundintracellularaggregatesoftauprotein,arefoundin
approximatelyhalfofallcasesofFTD.
Diagnosis.DependingonthespecificformofFTD,thediagnosisisprimarilyaclinicalone,whichcan
besupportedbyneuroimaging(CTorMRIwillshowfrontaland/ortemporalatrophy)and
histopathologicalanalysis(toprovideadefinitivediagnosis,althoughrarelynecessary).
Treatment.Thereisnospecifictreatment.Supportforthepatient’scaregiversmaybethemostimportant
intervention,asthebehavioralchangescanbeasourceofterribledistresstothepatient’sfamily.Genetic
counselingshouldalsobeoffered.
PrionDiseasesandCreutzfeldt-JakobDisease
Priondiseasesareneurodegenerativediseasescausedbytheaccumulationinthebrainofinsolubleand
infectiousprionprotein,amisfoldedvariant(PrPSC)thatreplacesthenormalprionprotein(PrPc)(see
Box7.5).Histologically,thesediseasesarecharacterizedbyintraneuronalcytoplasmicvacuolesthatgive
thebraintissueaspongiformappearance(spongiformencephalopathyisanothertermforthese
diseases),alongwithneuronallossandtheabsenceofinflammation.Therearefourmajorvariantsof
priondisease:
Creutzfeldt-JakobDisease(CJD)
FatalFamilialInsomnia
Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinkersyndrome
Kuru
Creutzfeldt-JakobDisease.WewillfocusonCJDbecause—althoughrare(approximately1newcaseof
sporadicCJDoccursper1,000,000peopleperyearworldwide)—itisthemostcommonoftheprion
diseases.CJDisalwaysfatal,with90%ofpatientsdyingwithin1yearofdiagnosis.Thepatient’scourse
isdominatedbyrapidcognitive,motor,andbehavioraldecline.Therapidityofprogressiondistinguishes
CJDfromtheotherdementiaswehavediscussed.Psychiatricsymptoms(includinganxietyandapathy)
andcognitivesymptoms(memoryloss,aphasia,apraxia)oftendominatetheclinicalpictureearlyinthe
course,followedbymyoclonus(presentin∼90%ofpatients),ataxia,andweakness.Patientseventually
lapseintocoma,anddeathmostoftenistheresultofasuperimposedrespiratoryinfection.
CJDcanbeinheritedasanautosomaldominanttrait,butinthemajorityofcasesitarisessporadically.
Itcanalsobetransmittedandacquiredinvariousotherways—viacontaminatedneurosurgical
instrumentsandcadavericmaterial(e.g.,cornealtransplants,duramatertransplants)andcontaminated
pituitaryderivedgrowthhormone.Rarely,itcanbecausedbyexposuretobovinespongiform
encephalopathy(thisisreferredtoasnewvariantCJD,or,colloquially,asMadCowDisease).
Box7.5Prions
PrionsareproteinparticlesthatarisefrommutationsofthePRNPgeneontheshortarmof
chromosome20.TheprecisefunctionofthePRNPgeneisnotunderstood;itisexpressed
throughoutthebodybutpredominantlyinthebrain,suggestingthatitprobablyhassome
neurologicfunction.Thediseaseprogressessorapidlybecausetheprionscanusenormal
PrPCproteinasatemplatetoreplicate,bypassingthemorecomplexmechanicsof
replicationviacellularDNA.
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Thediagnosisisusuallymadebyacombinationoftheclinicalpicture,MRIfindings(seebelow),EEG
abnormalities(showinggeneralizedperiodicsharpwavecomplexes;thesearenotseeninthenewvariant
form),andCSFanalysisforthe14-3-3protein(aneuronalproteinpresentintheCSFindicativeof
neuronalinjury;elevatedlevels,however,arenotspecifictoCJD).Anewertest(knownasreal-time
quaking-inducedconversion,orRT-QuIC),whichdetectsmisfoldedprionproteinswithintheCSF,looks
promising.However,atpresentdefinitivediagnosiscanbemadeonlybymeansofneuropathologic
analysisperformedatautopsy.Treatmentispurelysupportive.
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MRIfindingsthatcanbeassociatedwithCreutzfeldt-Jakobdisease(CJD)includediffusecorticalgyral
hyperintensities(arrows;thisisreferredtoas“corticalribboning”andcanalsobeseeninthecontextof
statusepilepticus)aswellassignalhyperintensitiesinthebilateralbasalgangliaandthalami(not
pictured).(ReprintedfromLouisED,MayerSA,NobleJM.Merritt’sNeurology.14thed.WoltersKluwer;
2021.)
FatalFamilialInsomniaisinheritedasanautosomaldominantdisease(sporadiccaseshavebeen
reported,butthesearerare)andischaracterizedbysevereinsomniaassociatedwithanexaggerated
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startleresponseandsympathetichyperactivity.LikeCJD,progressionisrapid,anddeathusuallyoccurs
within1yearofdiagnosis.
Gerstman-Straussler-ScheinkerSyndromeisalsoinheritedinanautosomaldominantfashion.
Cerebellarsymptomssuchasataxiaandgaitincoordinationdominatetheclinicalpicture,followedby
weaknessandvaryingdegreesofmemoryloss.Thecourseisabitmoregradual,withmostpatients
survivingfor4to5yearsafterdiagnosis.
KuruwasthefirstpriondiseasetobeidentifiedandwasendemicamongtheForetribesinPapuaNew
Guineaintheearly-to-mid1900s.Kuruisacquiredviacannibalism(i.e.,eatingbraintissueofaninfected
human;deceasedfamilymembersweretraditionallyeateninordertohelpfreetheirspirits).Itwas
thoughtthatithadbeeneradicateddecadesagowiththecessationofcannibalism,butahandfulofcases
havesincebeenreported.Symptomsincludeearlyandprominenttremors(thewordkuruderivesfroma
Forewordmeaning“toshake”),ataxia,andmyoclonus,followedbydementiaanddeathusuallywithin1
to2yearsofdiagnosis.
Box7.6DifferentialDiagnosisofRapidlyProgressiveDementias
Thereisalonglistofdiseasesandsubstancesthatcancauserapidlyprogressivedementia,
butallofthese,likeCJD,onlyrarelypresentasrapidlyadvancingdementiainthisway.
Thesediagnosesareimportanttokeepinmind,however,becauseunlikeCJD,mostare
potentiallyreversible:
Infections(HIV,Lymedisease,herpessimplexvirus,neurosyphilis)
Toxins(alcohol,drugs,heavymetals)
Paraneoplasticsyndromes
Autoimmunediseases(systemiclupuserythematosus[SLE],Sjogrens,Hashimotos)
Granulomatousdiseases(Behcets,sarcoidosis)
Vasculitis
Table7.2WhatYou’veLearnedsoFar,ParedDowntotheBasics
TypeofDementia MostChara cteristicFea tures
Alzheimerdementia Memorydeficitispredominant
Vasculardementia Progressesstepwise
DementiawithLewyBodies Parkinsonianfeatures,visualhallucinations,fluctuatingcognitivefunction
Frontotemporaldementia Behaviorchanges
Creutzfeldt-Jakobdisease Veryrapidprogression,myoclonus
ReversibleDementias
Thereareseveralreversibledementiasthat,becausetheycanbetreated,areimportantdiagnosesnotto
miss.
Psychiatricdisorders.Variouspsychiatricdisorders,suchasmajordepression,canmasqueradeas
dementia.Whendementiaoccursasaconsequenceofmentalillness,itisreferredtoasdementia
syndromeofdepression,previouslypseudodementia.Treatmentwithantidepressantswillusuallyresolve
thecognitivesymptoms.
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MetabolicDisorders.CognitiveimpairmentassociatedwithHashimotothyroiditiscanevolveacutelyor
subacutely.VitaminB12deficiency(whichcanbeacauseofperipheralneuropathy[page281]or
subacutecombineddegenerationofthespinalcord[page269])canalsocausereversiblemildcognitive
impairmentanddementia.Long-standingalcoholabuseresultinginWernicke-Korsakoffsyndrome(page
380)isanotherexample.
NormalPressureHydrocephalus(NPH).Thisdisorderisdiscussedfarmoreoftenthanitisseen;NPH
israre.Itclassicallypresentswiththetriadofcognitivedecline,gaitdisturbance,andurinary
incontinence(‘wet,wobblyandwacky’isacommonwaytorememberthis).Youcanunderstand,
therefore,whyitcomesupsooftenindiscussion,sinceallthreeofthesefeaturesarecommoninthe
elderly.
MostcasesofNPHareidiopathic,theresultofanimbalancebetweentheproductionandabsorptionof
CSF.TheCSFpressureisnormaloronlyslightlyelevated.Secondarycausesincludeinfections,
inflammatoryconditions,andhemorrhagicstrokesthatimpairCSFabsorption.TheincreasedCSFvolume
inbothidiopathicandsecondaryNPHleadstoventricularenlargementandcompressionofadjacentbrain
tissue.
AnMRIofapatientaffectedbynormalpressurehydrocephalus(NPH),withventriculomegalyoutof
proportiontothedegreeofgeneralizedbrainatrophy.However,keepinmindthatNPHisfirstandforemost
aclinicaldiagnosis.Youwilloftenseeradiologyreportsthatcommentonventriculomegaly(oftenfollowed
by“maybeconsistentwithNPH”)butyouneedto“correlateclinically;”ifthepatientdoesnotpresentwith
featuresconsistentwithNPH,thediagnosisisnotNPH,regardlessoftheimagingfindings.(Reprinted
fromLouisED,MayerSA,NobleJM.Merritt’sNeurology.14thed.WoltersKluwer;2021.)
NPHprogressesslowly.Thepatient’scognitiveimpairmentcantakealmostanyformandcanmimic
AlzheimerDisease.Urinaryincontinenceistheleastcommonofthethreeclassicfeatures(about50%of
patients).Thetypicalgaitdisturbanceisoftendescribedasshuffling,andcancloselymimictheshuffling
gaitassociatedwithParkinsondisease.
SuspectNPHinanypatientwithdementiaandagaitdisturbancewithorwithouturinaryincontinence.
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ThefirstdiagnostictestisanMRIorCTscan,andifthisshowsenlargedventriclesoutofproportionto
thedegreeofgeneralizedbrainatrophy,proceedwithalumbarpuncture,whichhasbothdiagnosticand
therapeuticimplications.IfremovalofasmallamountofCSFleadstoanimprovementinthepatient’s
symptoms,thenthepatientmaybeacandidateforashunt.Gaitshouldimprovequickly,withinminutesof
CSFremoval,butsomepatientsmayimproveaslongas24hourslater.CSFdrainageisnotaperfecttest;
ithasarelativelylowsensitivityforpredictingwhowillbenefitfromashunt,sosomepatientswhomight
benefitwillbemissed.
Themostcommonshuntusedtodayisaventriculoperitonealshunt,andanadjustablevalveallowsfor
carefultitrationoftheCSFpressure.Complicationsfromshuntplacementrequiringneurosurgical
interventionoccurinapproximately25%ofpatientsandincludesubduralhematomasandtheneedfor
shuntrevision.MostpatientswiththeclassicpresentationofNPHwhoshowimprovementwithCSF
removalwillimprovewithshunting;gaitshowsthemostimprovement;cognitivefunctionislesslikelyto
improve.
TransientGlobalAmnesia(TGA).Afavoriteofbooks,televisionandmovies,amnesiamaybeagreat
plotdevicebutcanbeaterrifyingreality.Transientglobalamnesia(TGA)isnotadementiaatall—
neitherisitaneurodegenerativedisorder—butwewanttodiscussitherebecauseofitssudden,dramatic
memorydeficit.
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MRIwithasmallfocusofrestricteddiffusionintherighthippocampusinapatientwithtransientglobal
amnesia.(ReprintedfromCuelloOderizC,MiñarroD,DardikD,etal.TeachingNeuroImages:
hippocampalfociofrestricteddiffusionintransientglobalamnesia.Neurology.2015;85(20):e145.)
TGAisareversibleamnesia.Theneurologicexaminationisnormalexceptforthesuddendevelopment
oftheinabilitytocreatenewmemories.Patientswillkeepaskingthesamequestionsoverandoveragain:
WhereamI?Whoareyou?andsoon.Theywill,however,remainorientedtoselfandbefullycapableof
carryingoutcomplexcognitivetasks.Thedegreeofretrogradeamnesia—theinabilitytorememberthings
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priortotheevent—isvariable.
Symptomstypicallylast1to24hours,althoughsomepatientsmayexperienceverymildresidual
memoryimpairmentthatpersistsforweeks.
TGAoccursmostofteninpatients50to70yearsofageandcanaffectbothmenandwomen.Thecause
isnotknown.PatientswithTGAdonotappeartohaveanincreasedriskofstrokeorseizure,orof
developingdementialaterinlife.
PatientswithTGAshouldbeobserveduntiltheyreturntobaselinementalstatus.AnMRIisoften
obtainedtoruleoutstrokeoranunderlyingseizurefocusandcanshowincidentalsmalldiffusionrestrictinglesionsinthehippocampi(seeimageonpage200).Ifanyneurologicabnormalitiesare
present,orifthememorydeficitpersistsbeyond24hours,thenimagingaswellasanEEGaredefinitely
indicated.
Notreatmentisrequiredbeyondreassurance.Recurrenceisrarebutcanoccur,andforunclearreasons
ismorecommoninpatientswithapersonalorfamilyhistoryofmigraine.
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