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Late-onset spinal form xanthomatosis without brain lesion: a case report.
BMC neurology - 9 Feb 2016
Yanagihashi Masaru, Kano Osamu, Terashima Tomoya, Kawase Yuji, Hanashiro Sayori, Sawada Masahiro, Ishikawa Yuichi, Shiraga Nobuyuki, Ikeda Ken, Iwasaki Yasuo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is a rare autosomal recessive sterol storage disease caused by a mutated sterol 27-hydroxylase (CYP27A1) gene. Patients with typical CTX show neurological dysfunction including bilateral cataracts, paresis, cerebral ataxia, dementia, and psychiatric disorders, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has revealed symmetrical lesions in the cerebellar white matter. CASE...
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