Adult-onset autosomal dominant leukodystrophy with autonomic symptoms (ADLD): investigations
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Adult-onset autosomal dominant leukodystrophy with autonomic symptoms (ADLD): investigations. Atrophy: cerebral and spinal cord.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): features
- Increased white matter signal intensity: frontoparietal, cerebellar peduncles, and spinal cord
- Atrophy: cerebral and spinal cord
Positron emission tomography (PET) scan
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Management
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References
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- Schuster J, Sundblom J, Thuresson AC, et al. Genomic duplications mediate overexpression of lamin B1 in adult-onset autosomal dominant leukodystrophy (ADLD) with autonomic symptoms. Neurogenetics 2011; 12:65-72.
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