Recovery of cognitive function in neuropsychiatric Langerhan's cell histiocytosis.
Langerhan's cell histiocytosis (LCH) has been described as a progressive neurological disorder marked by neurological and cognitive decline. The authors here report a case of a childhood LCH sufferer who made a significant recovery of neuropsychological function in the absence of motor recovery in late adolescence. This differential recovery of motor and cognitive functioning may relate to the interaction between LCH and childhood and adolescent neurodevelopmental processes.
Ryan
Philip
P
Neuropsychiatry Unit, Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Center, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Walterfang
Mark
M
Scholes
Amelia
A
O'Donovan
John
J
Tomlinson
Bruce
B
Velakoulis
Dennis
D
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D014888:Wechsler Scales