[Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with cysts -the clinical importance in the genetic era].

CONCLUSIONS: Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with cysts is a rare condition. Progressive macrocephaly in the first year of life, the absence of deterioration or slow deterioration, and the possibility of developing epilepsy, spasticity and ataxia are characteristic signs in its course. It is important for these patients to undergo an imaging test that shows findings that characterise this condition, which, together with the clinical features, makes it possible to differentiate it from other leukodystrophies and to establish a confirmatory diagnosis. Genetic studies can confirm the associated mutation that makes it possible to predict the clinicoradiological phenotype.
PMID: 33145748 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Revista de Neurologia - November 6, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Ballesteros-Cogollos V, Morell-García M, Aleu Pérez-Gramunt M, Montesinos-Sanchís E, Mirón-Mombiela R, Martínez-Martínez JC, Tomás-Vila M, Martínez-Castellano F Tags: Rev Neurol Source Type: research