MR in adrenoleukodystrophy: atypical presentation as bilateral frontal demyelination

A Castellote; J Vera; E Vazquez; M Roig; J A Belmonte; A Rovira

MR in adrenoleukodystrophy: atypical presentation as bilateral frontal demyelination

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1995 Apr;16(4 Suppl):814-5.

Authors

A Castellote¹, J Vera, E Vazquez, M Roig, J A Belmonte, A Rovira

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatric Radiology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 7611046
PMCID: PMC8332314

Abstract

A case of rostrocaudal progression of adrenoleukodystrophy presented with hyperintense signal intensity bilaterally in the frontal lobe on MR images obtained with long repetition times and peripheral rim enhancement on postcontrast MR images obtained with short repetition times.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenoleukodystrophy / diagnosis*
Brain / pathology
Brain Diseases, Metabolic / diagnosis*
Child
Demyelinating Diseases / diagnosis*
Dominance, Cerebral / physiology*
Frontal Lobe / pathology*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Neurologic Examination