Psychiatric Onset Alexander Disease: An Important Challenge in Neuropsychiatric Diagnosis: A Case Report.
Hedieh ArshianyBehzad EzzatianValentin ArtounianFatemeh AlizadehFatemeh MohammadianPublished in: Basic and clinical neuroscience (2022)
Patients with atypical psychiatric symptoms are usually visited more times in the year without any significant benefit. They receive numerous medications and encounter significant complications due to mentioned polypharmacy. However, genetic, metabolic, or neurological causes could be considered in some treatment-resistant cases. We described the rare genetic disorder(Late-Onset Alexander disease) in the Iranian woman with atypical and treatment-resistant depression with suicidal attempts. We proposed holistic assessment in the patients with psychiatric symptoms which have atypical course or response to treatment or are accompanied by neurological and cognitive symptoms.