[Two cases of Perry disease (Perry syndrome) in the same family with normal 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) myocardial scintigraphy].

Abstract

This study investigated two cases. Case 1 involves a 53-year-old man who suffered from sleep apnea syndrome at age 48. Moreover, he was involved in a rear-end collision while driving and was admitted to the hospital at age. He exhibited impaired consciousness, postural tremors, and bradykinesia in the upper extremities. Subsequently, he was managed on a ventilator due to unexplained alveolar hypoventilation. Case 2 is his younger sister, a 46-year-old woman, who was being treated for depression and began to show signs of parkinsonism around age 43. The metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) myocardial scintigraphy results were normal in both cases. Given that their father was also managed on a ventilator due to unexplained alveolar hypoventilation, exome analyses were performed. Both were found to have a previously reported heterozygous mutation (p.Y78C) in the DCTN1 gene and were diagnosed with Perry disease. Although MIBG myocardial scintigraphy is a useful test for diagnosing Perry disease, it is important to note that there are cases where it may yield normal results.