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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
5
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1996-6-21
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pubmed:abstractText |
A new cerebral disorder, described in three unrelated children, has recognizable clinical, radiologic, and neuropathologic findings. The onset occurs from early infancy to adolescence with slowing of cognitive performance, rare convulsive seizures, and a mixture of extrapyramidal, cerebellar, and pyramidal signs. CT shows progressive calcifications in the basal and cerebellar gray nuclei and the central white matter. MRI reveals diffuse abnormal signals of the white matter on T2-weighted sequences. A special feature is the development of parenchymal cysts in the cerebellum and the supratentorial compartment, leading to compressive complications and surgical considerations. Neuropathologic examination of surgically removed pericystic samples reveals angiomatous-like rearrangements of the microvessels, together with degenerative secondary changes of other cellular elements. Both the anatomic findings and the course of the disease suggest a constitutional, diffuse cerebral microangiopathy resulting in microcystic, then macrocystic, parenchymal degeneration.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
May
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pubmed:issn |
0028-3878
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
46
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
1297-301
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8628470-Brain Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:8628470-Calcinosis,
pubmed-meshheading:8628470-Cerebrovascular Circulation,
pubmed-meshheading:8628470-Cerebrovascular Disorders,
pubmed-meshheading:8628470-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:8628470-Cysts,
pubmed-meshheading:8628470-Disease Progression,
pubmed-meshheading:8628470-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:8628470-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:8628470-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8628470-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:8628470-Magnetic Resonance Imaging,
pubmed-meshheading:8628470-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8628470-Microcirculation,
pubmed-meshheading:8628470-Time Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:8628470-Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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pubmed:year |
1996
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Extensive brain calcifications, leukodystrophy, and formation of parenchymal cysts: a new progressive disorder due to diffuse cerebral microangiopathy.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Pediatrics, Hôpital Beclère, Clamart, France.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Clinical Trial,
Randomized Controlled Trial,
Case Reports
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