A 4-Year-Old Nigerian Boy With Cerebral Palsy?

A four year old with a diagnosis of congenital infection leading to cerebral palsy is presented. The patient instead has a condition called Leukoencephalopathy with bilateral temporal lobe cysts which can be differentiated from congenital CMV by the clinical and MRI findings.

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Published in:Seminars in pediatric neurology 2014-06, Vol.21 (2), p.121-123
Main Author: Bodensteiner, John B., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain - pathology
Brain Diseases - diagnosis
Brain Diseases - pathology
Central Nervous System Cysts - diagnosis
Central Nervous System Cysts - pathology
Cerebral Palsy - diagnosis
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Leukoencephalopathies - diagnosis
Leukoencephalopathies - pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Neurology
Nigeria - ethnology
Pediatrics
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Summary:A four year old with a diagnosis of congenital infection leading to cerebral palsy is presented. The patient instead has a condition called Leukoencephalopathy with bilateral temporal lobe cysts which can be differentiated from congenital CMV by the clinical and MRI findings.
ISSN:1071-9091
1558-0776
DOI:10.1016/j.spen.2014.04.017