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Cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy: follow-up with magnetic resonance imaging
Emerson L Gasparetto1, Juliana Mecunhe Rosa, Taísa Davaus
1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Paraná, Curitiba PR - Brasil.
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.
