Symptomatic care of late-onset Alexander disease presenting with area postrema-like syndrome with prednisolone; a case report

• Main Authors: Safoura Zardadi (Author), Ehsan Razmara (Author), Maryam Rasoulinezhad (Author), Meisam Babaei (Author), Mohammad Reza Ashrafi (Author), Neda Pak (Author), Masoud Garshasbi (Author), Ali Reza Tavasoli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Alexander disease (AxD) is classified into AxD type I (infantile) and AxD type II (juvenile and adult form). We aimed to determine the potential genetic cause(s) contributing to the AxD type II manifestations in a 9-year-old male who presented area postrema-like syndrome and his...