raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:139444

Leukoencephalopathy with bilateral anterior temporal lobe cysts

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Unknown
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare, nonprogressive, neurological disorder marked by intellectual deficit, spasticity and motor retardation associated with characteristic MRI findings of anterior bilateral temporal lobe cysts and multilobar leukoencephalopathy. So far, around 30 cases have been reported in the literature. Onset occurs in the first few months of life. Sensorineural deafness and microcephaly have also been reported. The etiology is unknown but an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance has been suggested.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enLeukoencephalopathy with bilateral anterior temporal lobe cysts
frLeucoencéphalopathie avec kystes bilatéraux de la partie antérieure du lobe temporal
deLeukoenzephalopathie mit beiderseitigen vorderen Temporallappen-Zysten
esLeucoencefalopatía con quistes anteriores y bilaterales en el lóbulo temporal
itLeucoencefalopatia con cisti bilaterali dei lobi temporali anteriori
nlLeuko-encefalopathie met bilaterale anterieure temporaalkwabcysten
ptLeucoencefalopatia com quistos bilaterais do lobo temporal anterior
plLeukoencefalopatia z obustronnymi torbielami przedniego płata skroniowego
csLeukoencefalopatie s bilaterálními cystami přední části temporálního laloku
ukЛейкоенцефалопатія з двобічними кістами передньої скроневої частки
zh脑白质病伴双侧颞叶前叶囊肿
trBilateral anterior temporal lob kist ile seyreden lökoensefalopati

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10E75.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118A44.3NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0015348Evalidated
UMLSC4304744Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families29 casesWorldwideCase(s)ValidatedORPHANET
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

14 annotations · validated 2019-07-17
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0001249Intellectual disability
HP:0010576Intracranial cystic lesion
HP:0002352Leukoencephalopathy
HP:0002061Lower limb spasticity
HP:0001270Motor delay
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001344Absent speech
HP:0008936Axial hypotonia
HP:0003487Babinski sign
HP:0002169Clonus
HP:0004302Functional motor deficit
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0000407Sensorineural hearing impairment
HP:0000486Strabismus

Run the differential on the 6 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 15626547[PMID]

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Sources for this card