title: [Metachromatic leukodystrophy symptoms in an adult. Case report].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: II Kliniki Neurologii Instytutu Psychiatrii i Neurologii w Warszawie. tomlit@medprakt.pl
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Litwin
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barańska-Gieruszczak
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seniów
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paprot
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ługowska
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Leukodystrofia metachromatyczna postać wieku dojrzałego. Opis przypadku.