A case report of adult-onset Alexander disease clinically presenting as Parkinson’s disease: is the comorbidity associated with genetic susceptibility?

Abstract Background Alexander disease is a rare neurological disease characterized by progressive spastic quadriparesis and bulbar palsy. Moreover, certain patients with adult-onset Alexander disease were often misdiagnosed as other neurodegenerative disorders. Case presentation Herein, we report an...

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Main Authors: Jongkyu Park, Sung-Tae Park, Jieun Kim, Kyum-Yil Kwon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-1616-8