Pompe disease (GSD type II): clinical features

Evidence-based neurology checklist on pompe disease (gsd type ii): clinical features: Neuromuscular features Weakness Exercise intolerance Fatigue Ptosis: in a third of cases Positive Beevor’s sign Macroglossia Fasciculations: case report Intracranial features Skeletal features Gastrointestinal…

Neuromuscular features

  • Weakness
  • Exercise intolerance
  • Fatigue
  • Ptosis: in a third of cases
  • Positive Beevor’s sign
  • Macroglossia
  • Fasciculations: case report

Intracranial features

Skeletal features

Gastrointestinal features

Cardiorespiratory features

Differential diagnosis

References

  1. Bembi B, Cerini E, Danesino C, et al. Diagnosis of glycogenosis type II. Neurology 2008; 71(Suppl 2):S4-S11.
  2. Kishani PS,  Steiner RD, Bali D, et al. Pompe disease diagnosis and management guideline. ACGM Practice guideline 2006; 8:5.
  3. Toscano A, Rodolico C, Musumeci O. Multisystem late onset Pompe disease (LOPD): an update on clinical aspects. Ann Transl Med 2019; 7:284.
  4. Hagemans ML, van Schie SP, Janssens AC, van Doorn PA, Reuser AJ, van der Ploeg AT. Fatigue: an important feature of late-onset Pompe disease. J Neurol 2007; 254:941-945. 
  5. Groen WB, Leen WG, Vos AMC, Cruysberg JRM, van Doorn PA, van Engelen BGM. Ptosis as a feature of late-onset glycogenosis type II. Neurology 2006; 67:2261-2262.
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