A case of late onset leukoencephalopathy with cerebral calcifications and cysts in a 59-year-old woman

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 278-281

  Kaffenberger, T ^a   Valko, P O ^a   Von Meyenburg, J ^b   Barath K ^b   Hewer, E ^c   Heppner, F L ^c,e   Jagella, C E ^a   Horst, A ^d   Siccoli, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d Hospital of Winterthur   (Switzerland)

^e CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain magnetic resonance imaging; Cerebral calcifications; Cysts; Leukoencephalopathy; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; BRAIN CYST; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE OF ONSET; BRAIN DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; CYSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 58349116716     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02392.x     Document Type: Article

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