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Lint: leukoencephalopathy-with-calcifications-and-cysts-1

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"T1: hypointense, but brighter than CSF 3"

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"T2: hyperintense, but brighter than CSF, with FLAIR suppression evident - hyperintensity if presumably due to the absence of flow-induced signal loss 3"

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"DWI: may show increased diffusion signal"

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"T2/FLAIR: diffuse hyperintensity in the white matter, especially prominent around cysts (due to vasogenic oedema), with relative sparing of the subcortical U-fibres and corpus callosum 3"

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"T1: often hypointense, but can be variable 3"

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"T2/FLAIR: hypointense 3"

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"SWI: hypointense with blooming artifact 3"

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"Leukoencephalopathy with calcification and cysts can present with a variety of symptoms depending on cyst location and degree of intracranial hypertension. Symptoms include headaches, slowing of cognitive performance, seizures, visual disturbance and a combination of extra-pyramidal, cerebellar, and pyramidal features 1,5."

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"Leukoencephalopathy with calcification and cysts can present with a variety of symptoms depending on cyst location and degree of intracranial hypertension. Symptoms include headaches, slowing of cognitive performance, seizures, visual disturbance and a combination of extra-pyramidal, cerebellar, and pyramidal features 1,5."

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"Disease progression is variable in the cases reported in the literature. To date, no specific treatment is available although medical management of epilepsy, oedema and raised intracranial pressure is often required 5. Surgical pressure management is also sometimes needed 5."

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