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A case of Adem mimicking cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy based on supratentorial mrı findings

Supratentorial mrg Bulguları serebral adrenolökodistrofiye benzeyen Adem olgusu

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In conclusion, it must be kept in mind that acute disseminated encephalomyelitis can rarely present with biparieto-occipital involvement which extends to corpus callosum and can mimic adrenoleukodystrophy.

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Objective & Hypothesis:A 9-year-old male admitted for syncope also had the complains of pain and numbness in his legs and frequent falling down.
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Key Findings & Data:There was a history of upper respiratory tract infection 10 days before.
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Conclusion & Impact:In conclusion, it must be kept in mind that acute disseminated encephalomyelitis can rarely present with biparieto-occipital involvement which extends to corpus callosum and can mimic adrenoleukodystrophy.
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A 9-year-old male admitted for syncope also had the complains of pain and numbness in his legs and frequent falling down. There was a history of upper respiratory tract infection 10 days before. On neurologic examination, paraparesia and fall a sleep were identified. On magnetic resonance imaging, the symetric signal increases were seen in biparieto-occipital white matter intented to corpus callosum at T2-weighted sequences and cytotoxic edema was seen at diffusion-weighted images. Heterogeneous contrast enhancement was seen on these areas. In addition, at the C7-Th5 vertebrae levels, spinal cord had diffuse increased signal intensity and contrast enhancement. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis was thought based on clinical and radiological findings. Steroid therapy was started. Significant improvement was shown after treatment. On 2-year follow-up, there was no recurrence. In conclusion, it must be kept in mind that acute disseminated encephalomyelitis can rarely present with biparieto-occipital involvement which extends to corpus callosum and can mimic adrenoleukodystrophy. For the differential diagnosis butterfly glioma, tumefactive demyelinating lesions or multiple sclerosis should be considered.

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Bayılma nedeniyle getirilen dokuz yaşında erkek hastanın, ayrıca sık düşme, bacaklarında ağrı, uyuşukluk yakınması vardı. On gün öncesinde geçirilmiş üst solunum yolu enfeksiyonu öyküsü mevcuttu. Nörolojik muayenede, uykuya eğilim hali ve paraparezi saptandı. Manyetik rezonans görüntülemesinde T2 ağırlıklı kesitlerde korpus kallozumu içine alan biparieto-oksipital simetrik sinyal artışı ve difüzyon ağırlıklı incelemede sitotoksik ödem izlendi. Aynı alanlarda heterojen kontrast tutulumu dikkati çekmekteydi. Ayrıca omurilikte C7-T5 vertebra seviyelerinde kontrast tutulumu ve diffüz sinyal artışı mevcuttu. Hasta klinik ve radyolojik bulgular ile akut dissemine ensefalomiyelit olarak değerlendirildi. Steroid tedavisi başlandı. Tedavi sonrası belirgin düzelme izlendi. İki yıllık takibinde nüks görülmedi. Sonuç olarak akut dissemine ensefalomiyelitin nadirde olsa korpus kallozumu içine alan biparieto-oksipital tutulumla karşımıza çıkabileceği ve adrenolökodistrofi hastalığını taklit edebileceği akılda tutulmalıdır. Ayırıcı tanıda ‘’butterfly’’ gliom, tümefaktif demiyelinizan lezyon veya multipl skleroz da unutulmamalıdır.

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BEYAZAL, M., ÜNAL, Ö., YILMAZ2, S., BORA, A. (2014). A case of Adem mimicking cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy based on supratentorial mrı findings. Nöropsikiyatri Arşivi, Cilt: 51 - Sayı: 1, 86–89. https://ajindex.com/articles/292454

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