Table 1. Clinical features of five Korean patients with megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts.
Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | Patient 5 | |
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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.