Presenile-onset cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy presenting as Balint's syndrome and dementia.

Uyama, E; Iwagoe, H; Maeda, J; Nakamura, M; Terasaki, T; Ando, M · Neurology · 1993

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We describe a patient with presenile-onset cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy presenting as Balint's syndrome and dementia. There were demyelinating MRI changes in the parieto-occipital white matter bilaterally, including the splenium of the corpus callosum. Therapeutic trials using 1-deamino-(8-D-arginine)-vasopressin, very long-chain fatty acid-free diet, and gamma-globulin were of no benefit.

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