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Pelizaeus Merzbacher disease

“ X-linked disease leading to hypomyelination.   Typically presents in young males and has a protracted course. MRI Diffuse high T2 signal i...

  • X-linked disease leading to hypomyelination. 
  • Typically presents in young males and has a protracted course.
MRI
  • Diffuse high T2 signal in the white matter with involvement of the sub-cortical U-fibres in all cases.
  • Relative sparing of the perivascular white matter, which produces a ‘tigroid’ appearance like metachromatic leukodystrophy.