Figure 1.

Figure 1.

Brain images of an individual with MLC (A, C) and an unaffected individual (B, D)

A. Transverse T2-weighted image of a child age nine years with MLC, showing diffusely abnormal and mildly swollen white matter

B. Transverse T2-weighted image of an unaffected child

C. Sagittal T1-weighted image of the same affected child, showing subcortical cysts in the anterior-temporal and parietal areas (arrows)

D. Sagittal T1-weighted image of the unaffected child

From: Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy with Subcortical Cysts

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