X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy presenting as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is one the leukodystrophies causing a progressive decline in neurological function mainly affecting the children. The most common symptoms are changes in behavior, including social withdrawal or aggression, poor memory or poor scholastic performance. Here, we pr...

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Autores principales: Ilango, T. Siva, Nambi, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4462794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26124531
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.158198
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description X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is one the leukodystrophies causing a progressive decline in neurological function mainly affecting the children. The most common symptoms are changes in behavior, including social withdrawal or aggression, poor memory or poor scholastic performance. Here, we present a 7-year-old boy who presented with symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity and later turned out to be a case of X-ALD.
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spelling pubmed-44627942015-06-29 X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy presenting as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Ilango, T. Siva Nambi, S. Indian J Psychiatry Case Report X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is one the leukodystrophies causing a progressive decline in neurological function mainly affecting the children. The most common symptoms are changes in behavior, including social withdrawal or aggression, poor memory or poor scholastic performance. Here, we present a 7-year-old boy who presented with symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity and later turned out to be a case of X-ALD. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4462794/ /pubmed/26124531 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.158198 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Psychiatry http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy presenting as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
title X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy presenting as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
title_full X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy presenting as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
title_fullStr X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy presenting as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
title_full_unstemmed X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy presenting as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
title_short X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy presenting as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
title_sort x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy presenting as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4462794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26124531
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.158198
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