Article
An adult case of leukoencephalopathy with intracranial calcifications and cysts.
Neurology - 28 Nov 2006
Corboy John R, Gault Judith, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters B K
Abstract excerpt
We describe a 44-year-old woman with progressive headache, ataxia, and seizures in association with multifocal cerebral and cerebellar leukoencephalopathy, intracranial calcifications, and cysts. The cause of death was intracerebellar hemorrhage while taking warfarin. Pathologic features on biopsy included angiomatous-like blood vessels, intense gliosis, and Rosenthal fiber formation in the white matter. Genetic...
Topics
- Adult
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Anticoagulants
- Brain
- Calcinosis
- Central Nervous System Cysts
- Cerebral Arteries
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Dementia, Vascular
- Disease Progression
