Suspected Perinatal Depression Revealed to be Hereditary Diffuse Leukoencephalopathy with Spheroids.
- Author:
Josefine BLUME
1
;
Robert WEISSERT
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with spheroids; parkinsonism; leukoencephalopathy; colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor
- MeSH: Adult; Dementia; Depression*; Diagnosis; Female; Genetic Testing; Humans; Leukoencephalopathies*; Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; Movement Disorders; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Parkinsonian Disorders; Pregnancy; White Matter
- From:Journal of Movement Disorders 2017;10(1):59-61
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Early motor symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases often appear in combination with psychiatric symptoms, such as depression or personality changes, and are in danger of being misdiagnosed as psychogenic in young patients. We present the case of a 32-year-old woman who presented with rapid-onset depression, followed by a hypokinetic movement disorder and cognitive decline during pregnancy. Genetic testing revealed a mutation in the colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor gene, which led to the diagnosis of hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with spheroids. Hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with spheroids (HDLS) is probably an under-recognized disease. HDLS should be considered in patients with rapidly progressing parkinsonian symptoms and dementia accompanied by white matter lesions.
