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Leukoencephalopathy with Cerebral Calcifications and Cysts: The Neurosurgical Perspective. Literature Review.

Federica NovegnoAndrea IaquinandiFrancesca RuggieroMaurizio Salvati
Published in: World neurosurgery (2024)
Leukoencephalopathy with cerebral calcifications and cysts is a rare neurodegenerative disorder for which effective medical treatment is lacking. Surgery remains the only therapeutic option to control the disease to reduce the mass effect of growing cystic lesions. Almost half of the patients who underwent surgery required further approaches, with great concern for the associated disabilities. Several procedures have been described, with no evidence regarding which procedure is the most effective. Individual-based surgical planning must be advocated, tailoring the approach to limit side effects. Mini-invasive neuroendoscopic approaches may be considered to achieve satisfactory results.
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