Late adult-onset adrenomyeloneuropathy evolving with atypical severe frontal lobe syndrome: Importance of neuroimaging

Late adult-onset adrenomyeloneuropathy evolving with atypical severe frontal lobe syndrome: Importance of neuroimaging

X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is a rare inherited metabolic disease affecting the nervous system and the adrenal glands. It is caused by a mutation of the ABCD1 gene, resulting in the impaired degradation of very long-chain fatty acids and their subsequent accumulation in several organs and...

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Main Authors: Clemente Dato, MD, Guglielmo Capaldo, MD, Chiara Terracciano, MD, PhD, Filomena Napolitano, MSc, PhD, Alessandra D'Amico, MD, Sabina Pappatà, MD, Filippo Maria Santorelli, MD, PhD, Giuseppe Di Iorio, MD, Simone Sampaolo, MD, PhD, Mariarosa AB Melone, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043318303169

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