Psychiatric disorders, personality and neuropsychological alterations in Erdheim-Chester disease

Autor: Charlotte Soumet-Leman, Jean-Yves Rotge, Pauline Delavaud, Zahir Amoura, Fleur Cohen-Aubart, Julien Haroche
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1750-1172
DOI: 10.1186/s13023-022-02609-x
Popis: Abstract Although neurological manifestations and changes in brain volumes have been described in Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), it remains unknown whether ECD may be associated with psychiatric symptoms and cognitive dysfunctions. We assessed the presence of psychiatric disorders, changes in temperaments and characters, and neuropsychological performances in 32 ECD patients (mean age = 59) younger than 70, not treated with interferon alpha during the last 6 months, and without other serious illnesses. ECD patients exhibited high level of past depressive disorder (80%) and anxiety disorder, especially agoraphobia (29%). They revealed personality changes, especially with high agreeableness (t = 3.18, p
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