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| Year : 2012 | Volume
: 7
| Issue : 2 | Page : 117-119 |
Infantile Alexander disease: A rare leukodystrophy
K Jagadish Kumar1, H Suryaprakash1, VG Manjunath1, S Harsha2
1 Department of Pediatrics, JSS Medical College, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Neurology, JSS Medical College, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
K Jagadish Kumar
Department of Pediatrics, JSS Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.102573
Infantile Alexander disease (AD) is a rare leukodystrophy characterized by its early onset within 2 years of life and clinically presents with macrocephaly, seizures, and retarded psychomotor development. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) shows characteristic symmetric white matter abnormalities with frontal predominance. We present a case of infantile AD with typical clinical characteristics and MRI features.
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