Cooccurrence of Chorea-Acanthocytosis and Mesial Temporal Sclerosis: A Possible Role of Caudate Nucleus

Authors :: Salari, Mehri
Lehn, Alexander C.
Etemadifar, Masoud
Hejazi, Seyed Amir
Source :: Case Reports in Neurological Medicine.
Publication Year :: 2017
Publisher :: Hindawi, 2017.
Abstract: Chorea-acanthocytosis (ChAc) is an orphan disease, caused by mutations on chromosome 9. Epileptic seizures of mesial temporal origin can be a predominant symptom. We report on a 29-year-old woman with ChAc and bilateral MTS. Previously, few patients with coexisting ChAc and MTS were reported. The underlying pathophysiology is unknown, and further studies are needed.

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