Periventricular leukomalacia

Case contributed by Ammar Haouimi
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Developmental delay in a child with a history of prematurity.

Patient Data

Age: 2 years
Gender: Male
mri

Dilated lateral ventricles with wavy lateral margins, loss of periventricular white matter with increased signal on FLAIR and T2 as well as small periventricular cystic formation and thinning of the corpus callosum.

Case Discussion

The clinical presentation and the MRI features are consistent with a periventricular leukomalacia (end-stage).

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