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Atypical clinical course in juvenile metachromatic leukodystrophy involving novel arylsulfatase A gene mutations.
Developmental medicine and child neurology - 1 May 2006
Anlar Banu, Waye John S, Eng Barry, Oguz Kader Karli
Abstract excerpt
A male and female with juvenile metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) with unusual manifestations are presented, each involving a novel arylsulfatase A gene mutation. One patient demonstrated acute intermittent encephalopathic episodes for 1 year after having received the diagnosis of MLD at the age of 6 years. The other patient presented at the age of 5 years with acute hemiparesis, which was diagnosed as acute...
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