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A case of hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids caused by a de novo mutation in CSF1R masquerading as primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) - 1 Sept 2013
Saitoh Ban-yu, Yamasaki Ryo, Hayashi Shintaro, Yoshimura Satoshi, Tateishi Takahisa, Ohyagi Yasumasa, Murai Hiroyuki, Iwaki Toru, Yoshida Kunihiro, Kira Jun-ichi
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We report a sporadic case of hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids (HDLS) confirmed by biopsy and colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) sequencing. A 28-year-old woman developed progressive spastic gait and dysarthria. Brain T2/FLAIR-weighted magnetic resonance imaging showed bilateral high signal intensity lesions in the parietal deep white matter, which subsequently extended...
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