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What Causes Impaired Cognition, Dystonia And Dementia?
These are the symptoms I found in a patient: impaired cognition, dystonia, early onset, dementia, dysarthria, muscle plasticity, personality change, muscle twitch, loss of eye control And the disease was found to be recessively inherited via a DNA test. How do I know what the disease this patient has? (I am a student)
Mon, 27 Jun 2016
considering symptomatology and AR inheritance following are the differential
1. Neuroacanyhocytosis
2.Wilson disease
3. Some varieties of YOPD eg PARK 15.
4. NBIA
5. If it is not AR then also consider SCA 3 , DRPLA.
1. Neuroacanyhocytosis
2.Wilson disease
3. Some varieties of YOPD eg PARK 15.
4. NBIA
5. If it is not AR then also consider SCA 3 , DRPLA.
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