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Myxedema Coma in Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Type 6: a life-threatening complication in a rare disease

2025-12-22

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Myxedema coma is a rare endocrine emergency with high mortality. Its occurrence in adolescents is exceptionally rare. Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Type 6 (CLN6), commonly known as Batten disease, is a fatal genetic pediatric neurodegenerative disorder. While neurological symptoms dominate, associated endocrinopathies are not well-characterized. This report describes the fi...

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Literature Corpus work: 49d1c7ab-29c8-5307-ab28-945946d3e51a
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8233042/v1

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