[Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter and cystic formation]

Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2004 Dec;62(4):1058-62. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2004000600023. Epub 2004 Dec 15.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

We present three cases of megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter and cystic formation in both temporal lobes, diagnosed through magnetic resonance imaging. All the cases presented clinical and radiological aspects according to the diagnostic criteria that were established in the initial description of the syndrome. Clinical and radiological aspects are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Brain / abnormalities*
  • Brain Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cysts / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Male