Adult-onset Alexander disease with palatal myoclonus and intraventricular tumour

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. e16-e17 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Hirayama ◽  
J. Fukae ◽  
K. Noda ◽  
K. Fujishima ◽  
T. Yamamoto ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
pp. 355-360
Author(s):  
Tongjia Cai ◽  
Sisi Jing ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Jianjun Wu

Adult-onset Alexander disease (AOAD) is an autosomal dominant progressive astrogliopathy caused by pathogenic variants in glial fibrillary acidic protein (<i>GFAP</i>). Individuals with this disorder often present with a typical neuroradiologic pattern, including frontal white matter abnormality with contrast enhancement, atrophy and signal intensity changes of the medulla oblongata and upper cervical cord on MRI. Focal lesions are rarely seen in AOAD, which causes concern for primary malignancies. This study aimed to present the case of a 37-year-old male patient initially diagnosed with an astrocytoma in the lateral ventricle that was later identified as GFAP mutation-confirmed AOAD. <i>GFAP</i> sequencing revealed a heterogeneous missense mutation point c.236G&#x3e;A. Hence, AOAD should be considered in patients with tumor-like lesion brain lesion in association with atrophy of medulla oblongata and upper cervical spinal cord, and frontal white matter abnormality with contrast enhancement.


2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Luiz Pedroso ◽  
Salmo Raskin ◽  
Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini ◽  
Acary S.B. Oliveira

BMC Neurology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yonghong Liu ◽  
Heng Zhou ◽  
Huabing Wang ◽  
Xiaoqing Gong ◽  
Anna Zhou ◽  
...  

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2016 ◽  
Vol 86 (24) ◽  
pp. e252-e252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason R. Sebesto ◽  
Jay A. van Gerpen

2007 ◽  
Vol 254 (9) ◽  
pp. 1278-1280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Salmaggi ◽  
Andrea Botturi ◽  
Elena Lamperti ◽  
Marina Grisoli ◽  
Rita Fischetto ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Melchionda ◽  
Mingyan Fang ◽  
Hairong Wang ◽  
Valeria Fugnanesi ◽  
Michela Morbin ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayse Deniz Elmali ◽  
Umran Cetincelik ◽  
Civan Islak ◽  
Nurten Uzun Adatepe ◽  
Feray Karaali Savrun ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (9) ◽  
pp. 1662-1667
Author(s):  
Mu‐Hui Fu ◽  
Yung‐Yee Chang ◽  
Ni‐Hsuan Lin ◽  
Ai‐Wen Yang ◽  
Chiung‐Chih Chang ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
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pp. 931-933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimiteru Ito ◽  
Sousuke Takeuchi ◽  
Kanehiro Hasuo ◽  
Miyako Morooka ◽  
Kazuo Kubota ◽  
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