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Adrenoleukodystrophy: a link between adrenal insufficiency and school performance.

Bakos, J T; Goen, P; Ogden, A; Brown, F R; Karaviti, L P.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab ; 80(10): 2869-72, 1995 Oct.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7559867

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The combination of neurodevelopmental regression and adrenal insufficiency should alert practitioners or emergency room physicians about ALD. Although still unproven, early medical intervention with either gene therapy or bone marrow transplantation may offer more promise to these patients.

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Adrenoleukodystrophy/diagnosis , Adrenoleukodystrophy/psychology , Bone Marrow Transplantation , Erucic Acids/therapeutic use , Learning Disabilities/etiology , Triolein/therapeutic use , Adrenoleukodystrophy/therapy , Brain/pathology , Child , Diagnosis, Differential , Dietary Fats, Unsaturated/therapeutic use , Drug Combinations , Humans , Learning , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Neuropsychological Tests , Physical Examination

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