Adult-onset adrenoleukodystrophy presenting as a psychiatric disorder: MRI findings

  • Galvão A
  • Machado-Porto G
  • Porto F
  • et al.
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ABSTRACT A 35-year-old, previously healthy man presented psychiatric symptoms lasting four years, receiving treatment with neuroleptics. One year later he evolved with gait disequilibrium. After a further six months, cognitive symptoms were characterized with rapid evolution to a profound demented state. MRI showed signal changes in cerebral white matter and very long-chain fatty acids were detected in blood.RESUMO Homem de 35 anos, previamente saudável, iniciou há quatro anos sintomas psiquiátricos, recebendo tratamento com neurolépticos. Um ano após evoluiu com alterações do equilíbrio. Há seis meses apresentou distúrbios cognitivos, piorando rapidamente a um estado de profunda demência. RM do encéfalo revelou intensa alteração de sinal na substância branca cerebral e foram detectados ácidos graxos de cadeia muito longa no sangue.

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Galvão, A. C. R., Machado-Porto, G. C. L., Porto, F. H. de G., Lucato, L. T., & Nitrini, R. (2012). Adult-onset adrenoleukodystrophy presenting as a psychiatric disorder: MRI findings. Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 6(4), 290–295. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1980-57642012dn06040015

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