Niemann–Pick disease type C in adults

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Although it is often perceived as a paediatric disorder, significant numbers of patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C present for the first time in adult life or survive into adult life. The presentation in these patients differs from that seen in the classical juvenile form of the disease. Adult patients are often referred to clinicians with psychosis or other major psychiatric problems. The dystonia with...

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