Diffusion-weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Early Diagnosis of Neonatal Adrenoleukodystrophy

A newborn baby girl developed seizures right after birth. On the fourth day, the baby was examined using diffusion sequence magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and diagnosed to have neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy. Laboratory findings confirmed the diagnosis. This is the first case of neonatal adrenoleuk...

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Published inJournal of clinical imaging science Vol. 1; no. 1; p. 20
Main Authors Sener, R Nuri, Atalar, Mehmet H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2011
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Subjects
Case Report
Case studies
CT imaging
Diagnosis
Magnetic resonance imaging
Peroxisomal disorders
India
diffusion tensor imaging
Adrenoleukodystrophy
newborn
brain
MRI
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Summary:A newborn baby girl developed seizures right after birth. On the fourth day, the baby was examined using diffusion sequence magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and diagnosed to have neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy. Laboratory findings confirmed the diagnosis. This is the first case of neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy (NALD) where diffusion MRI sequence helped in the diagnosis. We find association of NALD with seizures at birth is an extremely rare occurrence, and so far, only one case has been mentioned in the literature.
ISSN:2156-7514
2156-5597
2156-7514
DOI:10.4103/2156-7514.78530