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A Japanese adult case of megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts with a good long-term prognosis.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2012
Koyama Shingo, Kawanami Toru, Arawaka Shigeki, Wada Manabu, Kato Takeo
Abstract excerpt
Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts (MLC) is a recently recognized neurological disease, and mutations in the MLC1 gene have been identified as the cause of the disorder. A 54-year-old Japanese woman with macrocephaly presented with progressive mental decline, gait disturbance due to spasticity and ataxia, and choreoathetotic movement in the left upper extremity. Brain magnetic resonance...
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