Imaging based diagnosis of Leigh`s Syndrome in a rural setup
Abstract
Leigh`s syndrome (LS) or Sub acute necrotizing encephalomyelopathyis a progressive neurodegenerative disordercharacterized by symmetrical spongiform lesions in the brainwith onset usually in infancy or early childhood. We report a case of Leigh’s syndrome in a 7 month old female first suspected on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of brain and confirmed on MR spectroscopy (MRS).
Keywords: Leigh’s syndrome, spongiform lesions, spectroscopy, mitochondrial disorder, mutation.
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