Adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids and pigmented glia: A case report

Radiol Case Rep. 2019 Feb 18;14(4):514-517. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2019.01.021. eCollection 2019 Apr.

Abstract

Adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids and pigmented glia (ALSP) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cerebral white matter abnormalities, myelin loss, and axonal swellings. ALSP is caused by mutations in colony stimulating factor 1 receptor gene. We report an ASLP patient with asymptomatic intracranial calcifications distributed in white matter found incidentally in a health screening.

Keywords: Adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids and pigmented glia; Calcification; Diffusion-weighted imaging.

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  • Case Reports