[A case of adolescent adrenoleukodystrophy with clinical improvement after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (allo-BMT)]. 2004

Tomomi Tsujii, and Masako Kinoshita, and Hidekazu Tomimoto, and Takefumi Hitomi, and Toshirou Okazaki, and Taku Uchiyama, and Hiroshi Shibasaki
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University.

We reported a case of adolescent type adrenoleukodystrophy. A 20-year old man noticed slight hemiparesis on his right side. After admission, high level of serum VCLFA and ACTH and a point mutation in ALDP codon 606 were recognized along with white matter lesions in the left medulla, basal ganglia, splenium of the corpus callosum on brain MRI. Then we diagnosed the patient as having adolescent type adrenoleukodystrophy. We started Lorenzo's oil and seaching for BMT donor. Six months later, he received allo-BMT at our hospital. His clinical symptoms gradually deteriorated during waiting allo-BMT, and just before allo-BMT, right hemiparesis, gait disturbance, exaggerated deep tendon reflexes on his right side, right lower quadrantanopia and mild cognitive deterioration. Two months after allo-BMT, gait disturbance and right hemiparesis were alleviated. We also observed improvement of abnormal findings on brain MRI and magnetic stimulation. We believed that allo-BMT is effective for the treatment of adolescent type adrenoleukodystrophy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008279 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques. Chemical Shift Imaging,MR Tomography,MRI Scans,MRI, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Image,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional,Magnetization Transfer Contrast Imaging,NMR Imaging,NMR Tomography,Tomography, NMR,Tomography, Proton Spin,fMRI,Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Imaging, Chemical Shift,Proton Spin Tomography,Spin Echo Imaging,Steady-State Free Precession MRI,Tomography, MR,Zeugmatography,Chemical Shift Imagings,Echo Imaging, Spin,Echo Imagings, Spin,Functional MRI,Functional MRIs,Image, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, NMR,Imaging, Spin Echo,Imagings, Chemical Shift,Imagings, Spin Echo,MRI Scan,MRIs, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Images,Resonance Image, Magnetic,Scan, MRI,Scans, MRI,Shift Imaging, Chemical,Shift Imagings, Chemical,Spin Echo Imagings,Steady State Free Precession MRI
D008297 Male Males
D001921 Brain The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM. Encephalon
D004338 Drug Combinations Single preparations containing two or more active agents, for the purpose of their concurrent administration as a fixed dose mixture. Drug Combination,Combination, Drug,Combinations, Drug
D004883 Erucic Acids cis-13-Docosenoic Acids. 22-Carbon monounsaturated, monocarboxylic acids. Docosenoic Acids,Brassidic Acids,Acids, Brassidic,Acids, Docosenoic,Acids, Erucic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000326 Adrenoleukodystrophy An X-linked recessive disorder characterized by the accumulation of saturated very long chain fatty acids in the LYSOSOMES of ADRENAL CORTEX and the white matter of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. This disease occurs almost exclusively in the males. Clinical features include the childhood onset of ATAXIA; NEUROBEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; SEIZURES; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; and DEMENTIA. The slowly progressive adult form is called adrenomyeloneuropathy. The defective gene ABCD1 is located at Xq28, and encodes the adrenoleukodystrophy protein (ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS). Adrenomyeloneuropathy,Schilder-Addison Complex,X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy,ALD (Adrenoleukodystrophy),Addison Disease and Cerebral Sclerosis,Bronze Schilder Disease,Melanodermic Leukodystrophy,Siemerling-Creutzfeldt Disease,X-ALD,X-ALD (X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy),Adrenoleukodystrophy, X-Linked,Leukodystrophies, Melanodermic,Leukodystrophy, Melanodermic,Schilder Addison Complex,Siemerling Creutzfeldt Disease,X ALD,X ALD (X Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy),X Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D014184 Transplantation, Homologous Transplantation between individuals of the same species. Usually refers to genetically disparate individuals in contradistinction to isogeneic transplantation for genetically identical individuals. Transplantation, Allogeneic,Allogeneic Grafting,Allogeneic Transplantation,Allografting,Homografting,Homologous Transplantation,Grafting, Allogeneic
D014304 Triolein (Z)-9-Octadecenoic acid 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester. Glycerol Trioleate,Trielaidin,Trioleate-Glycerin,Trioleoylglycerol,Trioleyl Glycerol,Glycerol, Trioleyl,Trioleate Glycerin,Trioleate, Glycerol

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