Hearing loss associated with progressive ataxia (Lichtenstein-Knorr disease?). Report of a sporadic case with peculiar neuroradiological findings.
A sporadic case of hearing loss with ataxia, clinically suggesting Lichtenstein-Knorr disease, is described. Magnetic Resonance (MR) shows an involvement of the white matter, which appears diffusely reduced and abnormal, together with a peculiar tickening of the grey matter. The possible relationships with leukodystrophies and with generalized cortical dysplasias are discussed. To our knowledge, MR imaging has never been performed in Lichtenstein-Knorr disease.
Striano
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Barbieri
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Meo
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Bilo
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Cirillo
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D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000150:complications*; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging