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Patterson, Marc

0000-0002-1116-126X

Mayo Clinic

Department of Pediatric Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.

Citations 34

RESPONSE TO IMMUNOTHERAPY IN A 20-MONTH-OLD BOY WITH ANTI-NMDA RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS

Neurology | May 10, 2010 | Volume: 74 | Issue: 19 | Pages: 1550-1551

10.1212/wnl.0b013e3181dd41a1 | PMID 20458074

Long-Term Miglustat Therapy in Children With Niemann-Pick Disease Type C

Journal of Child Neurology | October 12, 2009 | Volume: 25 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 300-305

10.1177/0883073809344222 | PMID 19822772

Niemann-Pick disease type C is a rare, genetic disease associated with impaired intracellular lipid trafficking and progressive neurological symptoms. Miglustat slowed disease progression in a 12-month randomized trial in juveniles and adults with Niemann-Pick disease type C, and in a parallel, noncontrolled study in affected children. Here, the authors report the open-label extension to the pediatric study. Patients aged 4 to 12 years received open-label miglustat (dose adjusted for body surface area) for an initial 12 months, during a further 12-month extension, and a long-term, continued extension phase. Efficacy assessments included horizontal saccadic eye movement, swallowing, and ambulation. Ten children completed 24 months’ treatment. Horizontal saccadic eye movement, ambulation, and swallowing were stabilized at 24 months. Analysis of key parameters of disease progression showed disease stability in 8 of 10 patients (80%). Miglustat stabilized neurological disease progression in pediatric patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C, with comparable safety and tolerability to that observed in adults and juveniles.
From stargazing chicks to seizing infants

Neurology | August 6, 2009 | Volume: 73 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 824-825

10.1212/wnl.0b013e3181b72652 | PMID 19657106

Unraveling the sterol-trafficking defect in Niemann-Pick C disease

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | February 11, 2009 | Volume: 106 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 2093-2094

10.1073/pnas.0812934106 | PMID 19211789