Metachromatic Leukodystrophy: A Scoring System for Brain MR Imaging Observations

Eichler, Florian; Grodd, Wolfgang; Ellen Grant, P.; Sessa, Maria; Biffi, Alessandra; Bley, Annette; Kohlschuetter, A.; J. Loes, Daniel; Kraegeloh–Mann, I.

doi:10.3174/ajnr.a1739

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Metachromatic Leukodystrophy: A Scoring System for Brain MR Imaging Observations

Published in American Journal of Neuroradiology • Oct 1, 2009

Authors:

Florian Eichler

Wolfgang Grodd

P. Ellen Grant

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a devastating demyelinating disease for which novel therapies are being tested. We hypothesized that MR imaging of brain lesion involvement in MLD could be quantified along a scale. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-four brain MR images in 28...

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Metachromatic leukodystrophy

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Hyperintensity

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