A large intracranial xanthoma in familial hypercholesterolemia.
Intracranial xanthomata occurring in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia are very rare. We present a young woman with a large intracranial xanthoma. The patient was treated for a familial hyperlipoproteinemia type IIa. MRI and morphological features are shown and discussed on reviewing the literature.
Algoed
L
L
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium.
Caemaert
J
J
Achten
E
E
van Aken
J
J
de Reuck
J
J
D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015223:Wolman Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
D002784:Cholesterol