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Krabbe disease: unusual MRI findings.

Nagar VA, Ursekar MA, Krishnan P, Jankharia BG

Jankharia Imaging Centre, Bhaveshwar Vihar, 383 Sardar V P Road, Mumbai, 400004, India. drv9@hotmail.com

We present the MRI findings in a case of infantile-onset Krabbe disease. Enlargement of the intracranial optic nerves and cervical cord were detected in addition to more typical changes in the cerebral white matter and thalami. We also review the proton MR spectroscopic findings in Krabbe disease.

Published 11 January 2006 in Pediatr Radiol, 36(1): 61-4.
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