[Metachromatic leukodystrophy simulating schizophrenia-like psychosis].
A case of late onset metachromatic leukodystrophy with a clinical picture of paranoid hallucinatory psychosis and severe dyskinesia is described. The problem of diagnostic recognition is discussed. In the case, diagnostic procedures were initiated after atypical clinical course, and established on the basis of MRI and specific biochemical tests.
Hermle
L
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Fachkrankenhaus für Psychiatrie und Neurologie Christophsbad, Göppingen.
Becker
F W
FW
Egan
P J
PJ
Kolb
G
G
Wesiack
B
B
Spitzer
M
M
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002553:Cerebroside-Sulfatase / Q000172:deficiency; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007966:Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012562:Schizophrenia, Disorganized / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D002553:Cerebroside-Sulfatase