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. 2017 Aug 16;37(6):516–521. doi: 10.3343/alm.2017.37.6.516

Table 1. Clinical features of five Korean patients with megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts.

Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3 Patient 4 Patient 5
Gender Female Male Female Female Male
Present age 6 yr 5 m 7 yr 10 m 5 yr 10 m 16 yr 12 yr 10 m
Onset age 1 yr 1 yr 9 m 2 yr 9 m 2 yr
Initial symptom Macrocephaly Macrocephaly, ataxia Macrocephaly, Ndevelopmental delay Macrocephaly Developmental delay
Independent walking 16 m Ataxic gait at 28 m 19 m Ataxic gait at 24 m Ataxic gait at 24 m
Speech Delayed 2-word sentences at 3 yr Delayed 2-word sentences at 3 yr Delayed with a few words at 2 yr Normal Normal
Cognition Normal Mild decline at 5 yr Mild decline at 5 yr Mild decline Mild decline at 10 yr
Loss of walking Walking with support (6 yr 5 m) Walking with support (6 yr) Walking alone but clumsy (5 yr) Walking alone but clumsy (14 yr) Loss of walking (12 yr)
Seizure (onset age) + (2 yr) + (3 yr) + (14 yr 2 m) + (2 yr 6 m)
Head circumference 53 cm (1 yr) 61 cm (1 yr 9 m) 54 cm (2 yr) 54 cm (2 yr) 55 cm (3 m)
55.5 cm (2 yr) 62 cm (4 yr) 60 cm (8 yr) 57 cm (9 m)
58 cm (3 yr) 63 cm (6 yr) 58 cm (10 m)
63 cm (7 yr) 58 cm (11 yr)

Abbreviation: m, months.