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• TITLE: Adult Onset Cerebral X-Linked Adrenoleuokodystrophy in 18 Cases

  AUTHORS: Yuko Furuhashi, Masaya Ishikawa

  KEYWORDS: Adrenoleukodystrophy, Adult Onset, Cerebrum, Hallucination, Delusion

  JOURNAL NAME: Health, Vol.7 No.6, June 17, 2015

  ABSTRACT: Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is an X-linked inherited metabolic disease associated with the accumulation of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA) in the nervous system, adrenal cortex, and testes. At least seven phenotypes can be distinguished, which are Addison only, childhood, adolescent and adult cerebral ALD, adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN), and symptomatic or asymptomatic carriers. Children most often develop rapidly a progressive cerebral disease, whereas adults rarely develop a cerebral disease. The majority of adult-onset ALD patients are AMN. The prognosis of ALD remains unpredictable in individual patients. Family history can be very informative. The plasma VLCFA assay permits precise diagnosis. Specific changes on brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can have diagnostic utility. However, there is considerable overlap among adult-onset leukodystrophies. Adult onset form of cerebral X-linked ALD (AOCALD) is a rare disease. The disease progresses rapidly with widespread demyelination of the cerebral hemispheres. AOCALD is an important differential diagnosis for adults with psychiatric symptoms and progressive cognitive changes. In this article, we review on case reports of AOCALD.