Alexander Disease

Main teaching point: The main differential diagnosis of leukodystrophy associated with macrocephaly consists of Alexander disease, Canavan disease, and megalencephalic leukodystrophy with subcortical cysts. Distinguishing imaging characteristics of Alexander disease are an apicoposterior gradient of...

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Autores principales: Laura Hartog, Sven Dekeyzer, Stephanie Vanden Bossche
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f1c29a5c9ffa4f57947008adeaa3cf182021-11-08T08:10:32ZAlexander Disease2514-828110.5334/jbsr.2588https://doaj.org/article/f1c29a5c9ffa4f57947008adeaa3cf182021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.jbsr.be/articles/2588https://doaj.org/toc/2514-8281Main teaching point: The main differential diagnosis of leukodystrophy associated with macrocephaly consists of Alexander disease, Canavan disease, and megalencephalic leukodystrophy with subcortical cysts. Distinguishing imaging characteristics of Alexander disease are an apicoposterior gradient of white matter involvement and a periventricular T2-hypointense rim.Laura HartogSven DekeyzerStephanie Vanden BosscheUbiquity Pressarticlealexander diseaseleukodystrophycanavan diseasemegalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cystsmacrocephalyMedical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicineR895-920ENJournal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, Vol 105, Iss 1 (2021)
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topic alexander disease
leukodystrophy
canavan disease
megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts
macrocephaly
Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
R895-920
spellingShingle alexander disease
leukodystrophy
canavan disease
megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts
macrocephaly
Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
R895-920
Laura Hartog
Sven Dekeyzer
Stephanie Vanden Bossche
Alexander Disease
description Main teaching point: The main differential diagnosis of leukodystrophy associated with macrocephaly consists of Alexander disease, Canavan disease, and megalencephalic leukodystrophy with subcortical cysts. Distinguishing imaging characteristics of Alexander disease are an apicoposterior gradient of white matter involvement and a periventricular T2-hypointense rim.
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Stephanie Vanden Bossche
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title Alexander Disease
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publisher Ubiquity Press
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