肾上腺脑白质营养不良的临床特点

Clinical featues of adrenoleukodystrophy

目的探讨肾上腺脑白质营养不良(ALD)的临床特点。方法回顾性分析14例ALD患者的临床资料。结果本组14例ALD患者均为男童,起病年龄1～13岁,缓慢起病,临床上均有不同程度的智力障碍和肢体活动障碍,其中9例视力下降,6例听力下降,13例言语不清,5例有抽搐发作,6例皮肤色素沉着;5例血浆极长链脂肪酸(VLCFA)不同程度增高,2例头颅CT、12例头颅MRI显示双侧脑室三角区周围白质对称分布的蝶形病灶,3例增强扫描示部分病灶周围花边样强化条带。结论ALD临床特点为进行性智力及肢体运动障碍、视力及听力下降、肾上腺皮质功能减低、血浆VLCFA水平增高及特征性的头颅影像学改变。

Objective To explore the clinical characteristics of adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). Methods The clinical date of 14 ALD patients were analyzed retrospectively. Results The 14 ALD patients were boys,the symptoms occurred slowly from 1 to 13 years old. The clinical manifestations of all the ALD patients were mainly mental retardation and disturbances of movement of extremities,9 cases had visual disorders,6 cases had auditory disorders and 13 cases had dysarthria,5 cases had seizure and 6 cases had increased ski...