Cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy: follow-up with magnetic resonance imaging

• Autor(a) principal: Gasparetto,Emerson L.
• Data de Publicação: 2006
• Outros Autores: Rosa,Juliana Mecunhe, Davaus,Taísa, Carvalho Neto,Arnolfo de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2006000600030
• topic: childhood cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy; magnetic resonance imaging

OBJECTIVE: To report a case of childhood cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ADL), emphasizing the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings at initial evaluation and at the follow-up. CASE REPORT: Five year-old boy, who was asymptomatic, presented with diagnosis of X-ADL for MRI evaluation. The initial brain MRI showed a focal area of enhancement at the splenium of the corpus calosum. One year later, the follow-up MRI showed a progression of the corpus calosus lesion, as well as other lesions in the parietal and occipital lobes. CONCLUSION: The brain MRI follow-up of patients with X-ADL is important to show the progression of the lesions.