Journal article
Late-onset adrenoleukodystrophy associated with long-standing psychiatric symptoms.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It is not commonly appreciated that patients with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) can first present in adulthood with psychiatric symptoms.
METHOD: This case study involved a 31-year-old man who was referred for a neuropsychiatric assessment of tardive dyskinesia and treatment-resistant psychosis. Upon neurologic examination, he was found to have spasticity, marked hyperreflexia with clonus, and bilateral Babinski signs. T2-weighted …
Authors
Garside S; Rosebush PI; Levinson AJ; Mazurek MF
Journal
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Vol. 60, No. 7, pp. 460–468
Publisher
Physicians Postgraduate Press
Publication Date
July 15, 1999
DOI
10.4088/jcp.v60n0708
ISSN
0160-6689