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16 October 2012

Optic Nerve Enlargement in Infantile Form of Krabbe Disease

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Department of Biology, Health and Social Sciences, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL), Brazil
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Department of Radiology, Hospital São João Batista, Brazil
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Department of Radiology, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Brazil
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Abstract

Krabbe disease (KD) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by dysfunctional galactosylceramidase activity. Infantile form is the most common subtype, occurring at about 6-month of age. We present a rare case of infantile KD with magnetic resonance imaging showing white matter, thalamic and basal ganglia lesions rarely associated with an enlargement of the optic nerves bilaterally.

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