| Literature DB >> 34322448 |
Shyam Chandrasekar1, Joseph John1, Amit K Satapathy1, Samarendra Mahapatro1.
Abstract
We present a one-year old, developmentally normal toddler from a non Agarwal community, who presented to us with only a large head. The examination findings were unremarkable except a large head circumference. Neuroimaging confirmed the diagnosis of megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy (MLC). Although developmental delay and seizures are common manifestations in MLC, we want to highlight the fact that many children like ours may have no neurological manifestations at all which makes it necessary to do neuroimaging to establish the diagnosis and offer genetic testing for confirmation of the same. Copyright:Entities:
Keywords: Cysts; Van der Knaap disease; demyelination; developmental disabilities; hereditary central nervous system demyelinating diseases; megalencephaly; white matter
Year: 2021 PMID: 34322448 PMCID: PMC8284232 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2012_20
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Family Med Prim Care ISSN: 2249-4863