MRI of a family with leukoencephalypathy with vanishing white matter

被引：8

作者：

Jurkiewicz, E

Mierzewska, H

Bekiesinska-Figatowska, M

Pakua-Kosciesza, I

Kmiec, T

Scheper, G

van der Knaap, MS

Pronicka, E

机构：

[1] Miedzyleski Specialist Hosp, Dept Diagnost Imaging, PL-04749 Warsaw, Poland

[2] Childrens Mem Hlth Inst, Dept Diagnost Imaging, Warsaw, Poland

[3] Childrens Mem Hlth Inst, Dept Neurol, Warsaw, Poland

[4] Free Univ Amsterdam, Med Ctr, Amsterdam, Netherlands

来源：

PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY | 2005年 / 35卷 / 10期

关键词：

brain; white matter; leukoencephalopathy; vanishing white matter; MRI; MR spectroscopy;

D O I：

10.1007/s00247-005-1498-3

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter (VWM) is a newly described entity with characteristic MRI features. We report the cranial MRI findings in three sisters with slowly progressive neurological deterioration. The MRI showed symmetrical diffuse abnormalities of cerebral white matter with hypointensity on FLAIR images. The diagnosis of leukoencephalopathy with VWM was made on the basis of genetic analysis.

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页码：1027 / 1030

页数：4

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