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We report the results of a 14-year retrospective study of brain MRI abnormalities in 12 pediatric patients presenting with hypomelanosis of Ito (HI). Miscellaneous brain abnormalities were found: one patient had a medulloblastoma, three had cortical malformations, and five demonstrated “minor” abnormalities such as dilated Virchow-Robin spaces or brain atrophy. We emphasize the polymorphism of brain abnormalities associated with HI.
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Steiner, J., Adamsbaum, C., Desguerres, I. et al. Hypomelanosis of Ito and brain abnormalities: MRI findings and literature review. Pediatr Radiol 26, 763–768 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01396196
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