Friday, November 22, 2013

An Infant With Seizures and Macrocephaly

An Infant With Seizures and Macrocephaly
Pediatric Neurology

A 1-year-old boy born of a consanguineous marriage with an uneventful birth history presented with recurrent generalized tonic-clonic seizures for 3 months and delayed developmental milestones. At the age of 1 year, he was unable to sit independently. Family history was not significant. Examination revealed head circumference 51.5 cm (>95th percentile for age) and mild spasticity with brisk deep tendon reflexes. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings were consistent with the diagnosis of megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts (MLC) ().

Original Article: http://www.pedneur.com/article/S0887-8994(13)00411-6/abstract?rss=yes

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