Rare Case of Aicardi Goutieres Syndrome at TMCH - A Case report
Abstract
Aicardi - Goutiere's syndrome is characterized by encephalopathy, developmental
regression, acquired microcephaly, sterile pyrexia, seizures, chilblain, calcification of basal ganglia in
CTMRI. It comes under a type of Autosomal Recessive Leukodystrophy usually presenting within first
weeks of life and is generally fatal within first few years.
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