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Adult-onset cerebello-brainstem dominant form of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy presenting as multiple system atrophy: case report and literature review.
Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology - 1 Feb 2016
Ogaki Kotaro, Koga Shunsuke, Aoki Naoya, Lin Wenlang, Suzuki Kinuko, Ross Owen A, Dickson Dennis W
Abstract excerpt
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is the most common peroxisomal disorder and is caused by ABCD1 mutations. A cerebello-brainstem dominant form that mainly involves the cerebellum and brainstem is summarized in a review of the literature, with autopsy-confirmed cases exceedingly rare. We report a 69-year-old White man who was diagnosed with this rare disorder and describe neuropathologic, ultrastructural and...
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