MRI of a family with leukoencephalypathy with vanishing white matter

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作者：
Elżbieta Jurkiewicz
Hanna Mierzewska
Monika Bekiesińska-Figatowska
Iwona Pakuła-Kościesza
Tomasz Kmieć
Gert Scheper
Marjo S. van der Knaap
Ewa Pronicka
机构：
[1] The Children’s Memorial Health Institute,Department of Diagnostic Imaging
[2] The Children’s Memorial Health Institute,Department of Metabolic Diseases
[3] Miedzyleski Specialistic Hospital,Department of Diagnostic Imaging
[4] The Children’s Memorial Health Institute,Department of Neurology
[5] Free University Medical Center,undefined
来源：
Pediatric Radiology | 2005年 / 35卷
关键词：
Brain; White matter; Leukoencephalopathy; Vanishing white matter; MRI; MR spectroscopy;
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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：3
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