[Metachromatic leukodystrophy symptoms in an adult. Case report].
Metachromatic leukodystrophy is a genetic metabolic disease which generally occurs in childhood, surprisingly it can also occur during adulthood. Adult forms have very often characteristic presentations with progressive dementia. The authors presented a case of metachromatic leukodystrophy in an adult, differential diagnosis and examinations which possible made diagnosis.
Litwin
Tomasz
T
II Kliniki Neurologii Instytutu Psychiatrii i Neurologii w Warszawie. tomlit@medprakt.pl
Barańska-Gieruszczak
Maria
M
Seniów
Joanna
J
Paprot
Ewa
E
Ługowska
Agnieszka
A
D000328:Adult; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007966:Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Leukodystrofia metachromatyczna postać wieku dojrzałego. Opis przypadku.