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- Title
Distinctive diffusion-weighted imaging features in late-onset genetic leukoencephalopathies.
- Authors
De Cocker, Laurens J. L.; Castillo, Mauricio
- Abstract
Genetic leukoencephalopathies are inherited disorders characterized by progressive white matter involvement. Although most are paediatric conditions, late-onset adult leukoencephalopathies are being increasingly recognized. Adult leukoencephalopathies may present as neurodegenerative diseases with cognitive decline and motor symptoms. Similar to their paediatric counterparts, different adult leukoencephalopathies often have distinctive MRI appearances. In particular, DWI has been recently shown to demonstrate specific patterns of persistent diffusion restriction in several adult-onset leukoencephalopathies. As such, DWI may provide important clues to the diagnosis of adult-onset leukoencephalopathy. The purpose of this review is to discuss characteristic DWI features in some late-onset leukoencephalopathies.
- Subjects
AGE factors in disease; ATAXIA; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; GENETIC mutation; TRANSFER RNA; MITOCHONDRIAL RNA; HEREDITARY central nervous system demyelinating diseases; MITOCHONDRIAL encephalomyopathies; ADULTS
- Publication
Neuroradiology, 2021, Vol 63, Issue 1, p153
- ISSN
0028-3940
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00234-020-02543-4