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Leukodystrophy Presenting as Hyperactivity and Bipolarity with Uncommon Adverse Drug Reaction

Leukodystrophy is a group of demyelinating neurodegenerative diseases of brain with varied presentation and multiple etiologies. Prognosis is predominantly dismal. Misdiagnosis and wrong treatment are common in this group of rare neurological disorders, especially when it presents with psychiatric s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sutar, Roshan, Ray, Anirban, Sheshadri, Shekhar P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5385754/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28515562
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.203115
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Sumario:Leukodystrophy is a group of demyelinating neurodegenerative diseases of brain with varied presentation and multiple etiologies. Prognosis is predominantly dismal. Misdiagnosis and wrong treatment are common in this group of rare neurological disorders, especially when it presents with psychiatric symptoms. In this case, importance of neurological and radiological evaluation and need for high diagnostic suspicion in treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders is highlighted.