Year: 2000 Month: 3 Volume: 4 Issue 1
Case Report
Year: 2000
Month: 3
Valume: 4
Issue 1
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Adrenoleukodystrophy: Two Case Reports and a Review of the Literature - Case Report
Bülent Okan Yıldız;
Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ankara, Turkey
Olcay Gedik;
Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ankara, Turkey
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Bülent Okan Yıldız;
Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ankara, Turkey
Abstract

X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is an inherited disease characterized by progressive neurologic dysfunction, occasionally associated with adrenal insufficiency. Widely varying phenotypes of the disorder range from the rapidly progressive childhood cerebral form to the slowly progressive adult onset ALD. We present two cases of adult onset ALD and the clinical presentation, the diagnostic and therapeutic options for the disorder.
Keywords: Adrenoleukodystrophy, adrenal insufficiency

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X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is an inherited disease characterized by progressive neurologic dysfunction, occasionally associated with adrenal insufficiency. Widely varying phenotypes of the disorder range from the rapidly progressive childhood cerebral form to the slowly progressive adult onset ALD. We present two cases of adult onset ALD and the clinical presentation, the diagnostic and therapeutic options for the disorder.
Keywords: Adrenoleukodystrophy, adrenal insufficiency


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