Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere Syndrome as a Mimic of Neuroimmune Disorders: 3 Cases From the Clinic and Review of the Literature.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2017

Identifier

DOI: 10.1177/0883073816689517

Abstract

We present 3 patients identified at 2 different institutions with Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome. Each patient was initially diagnosed with a neuroimmune disorder for a period of a few weeks to a few months. In each case, genetic analysis revealed mutations in one of the riboflavin transporters, confirming Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome. It is likely that Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome is more common than previously reported, and because it mimics neuroimmune disorders, it may be misdiagnosed as such. It shares many features with diseases such as chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy, may present with positive cerebrospinal fluid antibody titers, and may transiently respond to intravenous immunoglobulin. We review the literature on Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome and Fazio-Londe syndrome, 2 riboflavin transporter disorders, looking for clinical presentations that may lead to confusion with neuroimmune disorders. We emphasize the importance of correctly diagnosing the disease, as its treatment is relatively benign and will stop progression of the disease and may even reverse it.

Journal Title

Journal of child neurology

Volume

32

Issue

6

First Page

528

Last Page

532

MeSH Keywords

Adolescent; Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System; Bulbar Palsy, Progressive; Child, Preschool; Disease Progression; Female; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural; Humans; Membrane Transport Proteins; Mutation

Keywords

Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome; Fazio Londe syndrome; chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; motor neuropathy; neuroimmune disorder; riboflavin transporter deficiency.; sensory neuropathy

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