CEREBROTENDINOUS XANTHOMATOSIS - CLINICAL AND MRI STUDY - (A CASE-REPORT)

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作者
FIORELLI, M
DIPIERO, V
BASTIANELLO, S
BOZZAO, L
FEDERICO, A
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[1] UNIV ROME LA SAPIENZA,DEPT SCI NEUROL,SERV AUTONOMO NEURORADIOL,V LE UNIV 30,I-00185 ROME,ITALY
[2] UNIV ROME LA SAPIENZA,NEUROL CLIN,I-00185 ROME,ITALY
[3] UNIV SIENA,CTR STUDIO ENCEFALO MIELO NEUROPATIE GENET,I-53100 SIENA,ITALY
[4] UNIV SIENA,IST SCI NEUROL,I-53100 SIENA,ITALY
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10.1136/jnnp.53.1.76
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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We report a patient with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) presenting with dementia, spastic tetraparesis and an unreported akinetic-rigid syndrome. Computed tomography (CT) showed only cerebellar abnormalities while magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detected additional pallidal and mesencephalic focal alterations. MRI findings, but not CT, correlated with the clinical picture.
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