6 year old boy with delayed milestone and subtle mental retardation .. Clue to diagnosis ? ... Large head ..
No it's megelencephalic leucoencephalopathy with sub cortical cysts( vanderknapp disease)
Canavan disease or alexanders
It's megancephalic leucodystrophy with sub cortical cyst ... Described by dr Bhim Singhal in Agrawal family
Down syndrome
Canavans disease... child wid macrocephaly and mental retardation... it is a neuro degenerative disorder
Yes,, there is cyst formation in bilateral anterior temporal poles,, so vander knapp
Extensive chronic white matter changes s/o leukoencephalopathy ?MELAS
vanderknapp disease due to sub cortical Cyst.
Down syndrome
Neurodegenerative disorder metachromatic leukodystrophy
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