Leukoencephalopathy, cerebral calcifications, and cysts: entity that can mimic a neoplasm.

نویسندگان

  • Melina Moré Bertotti
  • Marcelo Neves Linhares
  • Rafael Ferreira
  • Daniel Sousa Santos
  • Athos Tiradentes Athayde
  • Antonio Cesar Melo Mussi
  • Jorge W Moritz
  • Thiago Siminiano Jung
  • Humberto Kluge Schroeder
  • Igor Kunze Rodrigues
چکیده

Leukoencephalopathy with intracranial calcifications and cysts (LCC) is a rare and recently described entity characterized radiologically by white matter abnormalities, calcifications, cysts and enhancing nodules. LCC is a disorder of unknown etiology and its neurological manifestations include cognitive decline, seizure, obstructive hydrocephalus, progressive cerebellar, besides extrapyramidal and pyramidal signs with juvenile onset. We report a case of LCC with remarkable radiological and clinical features.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

دوره 69 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011