Neuropsychological Findings with Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
| Autor: | K. H. Neldner, A. T. Vogt, R. K. Heaton, E. B. Reeve |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Male Personality Tests Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Disease Neurologic Manifestations Internal Medicine medicine Humans Personality Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum Personality test Psychiatry media_common Cerebrovascular Ischemia Intelligence Tests Psychological Tests business.industry Mental Disorders Incidence (epidemiology) Neuropsychology Pseudoxanthoma elasticum medicine.disease Motor Skills Female Perception Psychiatric disturbances business |
| Zdroj: | Acta Medica Scandinavica. 203:215-221 |
| ISSN: | 0001-6101 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1978.tb14859.x |
| Popis: | It has been reported that the disease pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is associated with a high incidence of neurologic and psychiatric symptoms, which are possibly due to cerebrovascular ischemia. These reports are based mainly upon clinical observations made without reference to control group data. We have compared the results of 27 PXE patients with results of a control group on a battery of objective neuropsychological and personality tests. The PXE group showed only very mild deficits on extensive neuropsychological testing, a finding which argues against any marked involvement of cerebral vessels in these patients. Similarly, the personality test results did not reveal significant psychiatric disturbances which could be attributed to PXE. Possible reasons for the discrepancy with previous reports include the subjective data and much older PXE patients on which those reports are based. The need for systematic neuropsychological research with older PXE patients and control groups is suggested. |
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