Lipoid proteinosis presenting with neuropsychiatric manifestations.

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  • R A Emsley
  • L Paster
چکیده

Two patients with lipoid proteinosis are reported in whom paranoid symptoms were the presenting feature. Both had a long standing impairment of memory and bilateral medial temporal lobe calcification demonstrated by CT scan. Possible associations between the anatomical site of these lesions and the neuropsychiatric manifestations are discussed.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry

دوره 48 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1985