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Topic 153 - Created: 1988-01-01 00:00:00-05 - Modified: 2005-06-03 08:32:20.820162-04
ACR Index: 1.6

Canavan disease, also known as spongiform leukodystrophy, typically presentats at 3-6 months of age, ise autosomal recessive, more common in Ashkenazi Jews.

Symptoms and signs include: hypotonia, macrocephaly, seizures, failure to attain motor milestones, spasticity, optic atrophy, death during second year.

Imaging features include: diffuse symmetric abnormal white matter, hypodense on CT, both T1 and T2 prolongation on MRI, atrophy will develop.

DDx for early MACROCEPHALY: Alexander disease, hydrocephalus, congenital brain neoplasm

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Submitted by: James George Smirniotopoulos, M.D. - Author Info
Affiliation: Uniformed Services University
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