White matter attenuation and megalencephaly.
The computed tomogram of a 6 month old girl with familial megalencephaly showed widespread attenuation throughout the white matter. She continued to be developmentally and neurologically normal. Her scan at age 3 years was normal apart from the megalencephaly. A tentative explanation for this unusual series of events is offered.
D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D002549:Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed