VERY-LATE-ONSET ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY - POSSIBLE PRECIPITATION OF DEMYELINATION BY CEREBRAL CONTUSION

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WELLER, M
LIEDTKE, W
PETERSEN, D
OPITZ, H
POREMBA, M
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[1] UNIV TUBINGEN,DEPT NEUROL,HOPPE SEYLER STR 3,W-7400 TUBINGEN 1,GERMANY
[2] UNIV TUBINGEN,DEPT NEURORADIOL,W-7400 TUBINGEN 1,GERMANY
[3] UNIV TUBINGEN,INST BRAIN RES,W-7400 TUBINGEN 1,GERMANY
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10.1212/WNL.42.2.367
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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We report the clinical history, neuroradiology, and autopsy findings in a patient with very late onset, at age 57, of adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) presenting with dementia, hemianopia, and gait apraxia. Open brain biopsy, elevated plasma very-long-chain fatty acids, and autopsy confirmed the diagnosis of ALD. Demyelinative lesions were most extensive at the site of a recent cerebral contusion. CNS trauma may have precipitated or accelerated demyelination in this patient carrying the ALD gene.
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