Leukoencephalopathy with Calcifications and Cysts: A Case Report with Literature Review

Overview

Journal Neurol Sci

Specialty Neurology

Date 2023 Apr 2

PMID 37004603

Authors

Jingya Li

Chun Li

Qing Zhang

Chao Qiu

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Abstract

Leukoencephalopathy with calcifications and cysts (LCC; OMIM #614561) is a rare disease and at present there are less than 100 cases reported worldwide. Mutations in the SNORD118 gene is now known to be the cause of LCC. We present a case who was heterozygous for the n.70G>A and n.6C>T sequence variants of the SNORD118 gene, variants which to date have not been described. Compared with the cases that we reviewed, our patient had the second longest time to diagnosis (age 56) from onset of symptoms 40 years prior. Moreover, his cousin's family has a high prevalence of epilepsy. This paper reviewed all published reports to date that had descriptive cases involving LCC as well as testing for the SNORD118 gene. Since 1996 only 85 patients have been described in 59 case reports. In this review, we summarize their clinical features, especially central nervous system symptoms, treatment, pathology, and gene testing results.

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