Electronic Resource
Springer
European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience
241 (1991), S. 82-84
ISSN:
1433-8491
Keywords:
Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis
;
Refsum's disease
;
Plasmapheresis
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Refsum's disease (Heredopathia atactica polyneuritiformis) is caused by accumulation of phytanic acid in all body tissues due to an inherited failure of alphaoxidation of branched chain fatty acids. Plasmapheresis has been reported to be beneficial by removal of phytanic acid from the blood. We describe a patient with Refsum's disease in whom long-term plasmapheresis did not improve clinical, biochemical or electrophysiological parameters.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02191145
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