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Brainstem Chipmunk Sign: A Diagnostic Imaging Clue across All Subtypes of Alexander Disease

Thaís Armangue, Matthew T. Whitehead, Davide Tonduti, Laura Farina, Ali Reza Tavasoli, Arastoo Vossough, Mariko L. Bennett, Ylenia Vaia, Geneviève Bernard, Ettore Salsano, Saadet Mercimek-Andrews, Amy Waldman and Adeline Vanderver
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2024, 45 (6) 769-772; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8220
Thaís Armangue
aFrom the Neuroimmunology Program (T.A.), Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS)-Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
bNeurology Department (T.A.), Neuroimmunology Unit, Sant Joan de Deu Children’s Hospital, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Matthew T. Whitehead
cDepartment of Radiology (M.T.W., A.Vossough), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
dPerelman School of Medicine (M.T.W., A.Vossough, A.W., A.Vanderver), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Davide Tonduti
eUnit of Pediatric Neurology (D.T., Y.V.), Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Leukodystrophies, V. Buzzi Children’s Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Laura Farina
fNeuroimaging Laboratory (L.F.), IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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Ali Reza Tavasoli
gDepartment of Neurology (A.R.T.), Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
hDepartment of Neurology (A.R.T.), Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona
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Arastoo Vossough
cDepartment of Radiology (M.T.W., A.Vossough), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
dPerelman School of Medicine (M.T.W., A.Vossough, A.W., A.Vanderver), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Mariko L. Bennett
oDivision of Neurology (M.L.B., Y.V., A.W., A.Vanderver), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Ylenia Vaia
eUnit of Pediatric Neurology (D.T., Y.V.), Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Leukodystrophies, V. Buzzi Children’s Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
oDivision of Neurology (M.L.B., Y.V., A.W., A.Vanderver), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Geneviève Bernard
iDepartments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, and Human Genetics (G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
jDepartment of Specialized Medicine (G.B.), Division of Medical Genetics, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
kChild Health and Human Development Program (G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Ettore Salsano
lUnit of Rare Neurological Diseases (E.S.), Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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Saadet Mercimek-Andrews
mDepartment of Medical Genetics (S.M.-A.), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
nThe Hospital for Sick Children (S.M.-A.), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Amy Waldman
dPerelman School of Medicine (M.T.W., A.Vossough, A.W., A.Vanderver), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
oDivision of Neurology (M.L.B., Y.V., A.W., A.Vanderver), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Adeline Vanderver
dPerelman School of Medicine (M.T.W., A.Vossough, A.W., A.Vanderver), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
oDivision of Neurology (M.L.B., Y.V., A.W., A.Vanderver), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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vol. 45 no. 6 769-772
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8220
PubMed 
38697787

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American Journal of Neuroradiology
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0195-6108
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1936-959X
History 
  • Received November 29, 2023
  • Accepted after revision February 1, 2024
  • Published online June 7, 2024.

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  1. Thaís Armanguea,b,
  2. Matthew T. Whiteheadc,d,
  3. Davide Tondutie,
  4. Laura Farinaf,
  5. Ali Reza Tavasolig,h,
  6. Arastoo Vossoughc,d,
  7. Mariko L. Bennetto,
  8. Ylenia Vaiae,o,
  9. Geneviève Bernardi,j,k,
  10. Ettore Salsanol,
  11. Saadet Mercimek-Andrewsm,n,
  12. Amy Waldmand,o and
  13. Adeline Vanderverd,o
  1. aFrom the Neuroimmunology Program (T.A.), Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS)-Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  2. bNeurology Department (T.A.), Neuroimmunology Unit, Sant Joan de Deu Children’s Hospital, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  3. cDepartment of Radiology (M.T.W., A.Vossough), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  4. dPerelman School of Medicine (M.T.W., A.Vossough, A.W., A.Vanderver), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  5. eUnit of Pediatric Neurology (D.T., Y.V.), Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Leukodystrophies, V. Buzzi Children’s Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
  6. fNeuroimaging Laboratory (L.F.), IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
  7. gDepartment of Neurology (A.R.T.), Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  8. hDepartment of Neurology (A.R.T.), Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona
  9. iDepartments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, and Human Genetics (G.B.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  10. jDepartment of Specialized Medicine (G.B.), Division of Medical Genetics, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  11. kChild Health and Human Development Program (G.B.), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  12. lUnit of Rare Neurological Diseases (E.S.), Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
  13. mDepartment of Medical Genetics (S.M.-A.), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  14. nThe Hospital for Sick Children (S.M.-A.), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  15. oDivision of Neurology (M.L.B., Y.V., A.W., A.Vanderver), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  1. Please address correspondence to Adeline Vanderver, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 3615 Civic Center Blvd Abramson Research Center 516H, Philadelphia, PA 19104; e-mail: Vandervera{at}chop.edu
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  • Children’s National Medical Center, Department of Neurology (AV)

  • Carlos III Spanish Health Institute

    (CM14/00081, CV15/00021) (TA)

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