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Leukoencephalopathy with bilateral anterior temporal lobe cysts

MedGen UID:
930413
Concept ID:
C4304744
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Leukoencephalopathy co-occurrent with bilateral anterior temporal lobe cysts; leukoencephalopathy with bilateral anterior temporal lobe cysts
SNOMED CT: Leukoencephalopathy co-occurrent with bilateral anterior temporal lobe cysts (719403003)
Modes of inheritance:
Unknown inheritance
MedGen UID:
989040
Concept ID:
CN307042
Finding
Source: Orphanet
Hereditary clinical entity whose mode of inheritance is unknown.
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0015348
Orphanet: ORPHA139444

Definition

This disease is a non-progressive neurological disorder marked by intellectual deficit, spasticity and motor retardation associated with characteristic MRI findings of anterior bilateral temporal lobe cysts and multilobar leucoencephalopathy. So far, around 30 cases have been reported in the literature. Onset occurs in the first few months of life. Sensorineural deafness and microcephaly have also been reported. [from SNOMEDCT_US]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLeukoencephalopathy with bilateral anterior temporal lobe cysts

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sureka J, Jakkani RK
Br J Radiol 2012 Sep;85(1017):e782-92. Epub 2012 Mar 14 doi: 10.1259/bjr/30039090. PMID: 22422381Free PMC Article
Bodensteiner JB, Kerrigan JF, Johnsen SD
J Child Neurol 2006 May;21(5):419-22. doi: 10.1177/08830738060210050401. PMID: 16901449
Gomes AL, Vieira JP, Saldanha J
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2001;5(3):121-5. doi: 10.1053/ejpn.2001.0482. PMID: 11589166

Diagnosis

Sureka J, Jakkani RK
Br J Radiol 2012 Sep;85(1017):e782-92. Epub 2012 Mar 14 doi: 10.1259/bjr/30039090. PMID: 22422381Free PMC Article
Bodensteiner JB, Kerrigan JF, Johnsen SD
J Child Neurol 2006 May;21(5):419-22. doi: 10.1177/08830738060210050401. PMID: 16901449
Grosso S, Cerase A, De Stefano N, Marco LD, Galluzzi P, Galimberti D, Morgese G, Balestri P
Brain Dev 2005 Jan;27(1):73-7. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2004.04.009. PMID: 15626547
Gomes AL, Vieira JP, Saldanha J
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2001;5(3):121-5. doi: 10.1053/ejpn.2001.0482. PMID: 11589166
Olivier M, Lenard HG, Aksu F, Gärtner J
Neuropediatrics 1998 Oct;29(5):225-8. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-973566. PMID: 9810556

Prognosis

Bodensteiner JB, Kerrigan JF, Johnsen SD
J Child Neurol 2006 May;21(5):419-22. doi: 10.1177/08830738060210050401. PMID: 16901449
Grosso S, Cerase A, De Stefano N, Marco LD, Galluzzi P, Galimberti D, Morgese G, Balestri P
Brain Dev 2005 Jan;27(1):73-7. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2004.04.009. PMID: 15626547
Gomes AL, Vieira JP, Saldanha J
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2001;5(3):121-5. doi: 10.1053/ejpn.2001.0482. PMID: 11589166

Clinical prediction guides

Grosso S, Cerase A, De Stefano N, Marco LD, Galluzzi P, Galimberti D, Morgese G, Balestri P
Brain Dev 2005 Jan;27(1):73-7. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2004.04.009. PMID: 15626547

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