Late-onset Myoclonic Seizure in a 78-year-old Woman with Gaucher Disease

We herein report a 78-year-old woman with Gaucher disease (GD) who was initially diagnosed with GD type 1, had been receiving long-term enzyme replacement therapy since 58 years old, and developed neurological manifestations in her 70s. The neurological manifestations included myoclonic seizures and progressive cognitive decline. Although it is rare for GD patients to first develop neurologic manifestations at such an advanced age, physicians engaged in long-term care for GD patients should be alert for this possibility.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

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Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 63(2024), 6 vom: 15. März, Seite 861-865

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yamaguchi-Takegami, Nanaka [VerfasserIn]
Takahashi, Akiko [VerfasserIn]
Mitsui, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Sugiyama, Yusuke [VerfasserIn]
Chikada, Ayaka [VerfasserIn]
Porto, Kristine Joyce L [VerfasserIn]
Takegami, Naoki [VerfasserIn]
Sakuishi, Kaori [VerfasserIn]
Ishiura, Hiroyuki [VerfasserIn]
Yamada, Kaoru [VerfasserIn]
Shimizu, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Tsuji, Shoji [VerfasserIn]
Toda, Tatsushi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
EC 3.2.1.45
Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT)
Epilepsy
GBA1 variant
Glucosylceramidase
Journal Article
Neurological symptoms
Neuronopathic gaucher disease
Parkinsonism

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Date Completed 19.03.2024

Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2169/internalmedicine.1699-23

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NLM360580823