Case Reports in Neurological Medicine (Jan 2017)

Cooccurrence of Chorea-Acanthocytosis and Mesial Temporal Sclerosis: A Possible Role of Caudate Nucleus

  • Mehri Salari,
  • Alexander C. Lehn,
  • Masoud Etemadifar,
  • Seyed Amir Hejazi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2810925
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2017

Abstract

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Chorea-acanthocytosis (ChAc) is an orphan disease, caused by mutations on chromosome 9. Epileptic seizures of mesial temporal origin can be a predominant symptom. We report on a 29-year-old woman with ChAc and bilateral MTS. Previously, few patients with coexisting ChAc and MTS were reported. The underlying pathophysiology is unknown, and further studies are needed.