[Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter and cystic formation].
We present three cases of megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter and cystic formation in both temporal lobes, diagnosed through magnetic resonance imaging. All the cases presented clinical and radiological aspects according to the diagnostic criteria that were established in the initial description of the syndrome. Clinical and radiological aspects are discussed.
Oliveira
Hélio Araújo
HA
Departamento de Medicina, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, SE, Brazil. helio@infonet.com.br
Machado
Marbene Guedes
MG
Jesus
Alan Chester Feitosa de
AC
Oliveira
Emanoella Faro de
EF
Oliveira
Arthur Maynart Pereira
AM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male