Enlarged cauda equina nerve roots in Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis ()
ABSTRACT
CXT is a rare inherited autosomal recessive lipid storage disease due to the impaired metabolic pathway of cholesterol secondary to a deficiency in 27- sterol hydroxylase, an enzyme in the synthesis of chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), a primary bile acid. Abnormal bile acid synthesis leads to elevated plasma Cholestanol (a derivative of cholesterol) accumulation, especially in the lens, central nervous system (CNS) and tendons.
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Kalina, P. (2011) Enlarged cauda equina nerve roots in Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis.
Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics,
1, 26-28. doi:
10.4236/ojcd.2011.13006.
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