Computed tomographic demonstration of cerebral edema in a child with galactosemia.
An eight-day-old male infant with galactosemia presented with signs of increased intracranial pressure and no evidence of intracranial infection or hemorrhage. Computed tomographic scans demonstrated the presence of diffuse cerebral edema. With treatment, the edema gradually resolved, although it persisted longer within the white matter and was associated with transient bilateral pyramidal tract signs.
D001929:Brain Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005693:Galactosemias / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D011712:Pyramidal Tracts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D005694:UTP-Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase / Q000172:deficiency
D005694:UTP-Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase