Stargardt's disease with neurological involvement: case report.
The diagnosis of Stargardt's disease, in cases of macular degeneration associated with neurological symptomatology, has been questioned. A 23 year old man, suffering from well characterized Stargardt's disease since childhood, presented with progressive spastic tetraparesis and cerebellar involvement since the age of 18. The case is presented and the association between the two clinical pictures is discussed.
Kalfakis
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Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital, Athens National University, Greece.
Grivas
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Panayiotidou
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Sfagos
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Papageorgiou
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D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014792:Visual Acuity