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Adult-onset MLD: a gene mutation with isolated polyneuropathy.
Neurology - 10 Oct 2000
Felice K J, Gomez Lira M, Natowicz M, Grunnet M L, Tsongalis G J, Sima A A, Kaplan R F
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A 22-year-old man presented with recurrent ulnar mononeuropathies and diffusely slow nerve conduction velocities. Arylsulfatase A (ASA) activity from leukocytes and fibroblasts was reduced, and urinary sulfatides were increased. Sural nerve biopsy revealed a reduction in myelinated fibers and Schwann cell inclusions. Results of studies of CNS integrity, including cranial MRI, evoked potentials, and...
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