Introduction: Canavan disease is a megalencephalic leukodystrophy due to deficiency of the enzyme aspartoacylase. Proton MR spectroscopy finding of elevated N-acetyl-L: -aspartate is considered diagnostic of Canavan disease.
Case Report: We report a case of Canavan disease, which showed restricted diffusion in diffusion-weighted imaging and discuss the cause of it.
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