Author:
Paff Michelle,Samuel Nardin,Alsafwani Noor,Paul Darcia,Diamandis Phedias,Climans Seth A.,Kucharczyk Walter,Ding Mandy Yi Rong,Gao Andrew F.,Lozano Andres M.
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Leukoencephalopathy with brain calcifications and cysts (LCC; also known as Labrune syndrome) is a rare genetic microangiopathy caused by biallelic mutations in SNORD118. The mechanisms by which loss-of-function mutations in SNORD118 lead to the phenotype of leukoencephalopathy, calcifications and intracranial cysts is unknown.
Case presentation
We present the histopathology of a 36-year-old woman with ataxia and neuroimaging findings of diffuse white matter abnormalities, cerebral calcifications, and parenchymal cysts, in whom the diagnosis of LCC was confirmed with genetic testing. Biopsy of frontal white matter revealed microangiopathy with small vessel occlusion and sclerosis associated with axonal loss within the white matter.
Conclusions
These findings support that the white matter changes seen in LCC arise as a consequence of ischemia rather than demyelination.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Neurology (clinical),General Medicine
Cited by
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