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European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 9/2009

01-09-2009 | Case Report

Niemann–Pick disease type C1 presenting with psychosis in an adolescent male

Authors: Sabine Sandu, Sabine Jackowski-Dohrmann, Axel Ladner, Michael Haberhausen, Christian Bachmann

Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Issue 9/2009

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Abstract

Niemann–Pick disease, a neurovisceral lysosomal lipid storage disorder, is a rare disorder that is unknown to many clinicians. The disease, that often has its onset during childhood or adolescence, shows a polymorphic clinical picture, including psychiatric symptoms. Because of its infrequence, Niemann–Pick disease is diagnosed with an average delay of 6 years. This report presents a case of an adolescent male whose symptoms had led to various hospitalisations and psychiatric diagnoses. When he presented with psychotic symptoms in our department, thorough diagnosis revealed Niemann–Pick disease type C1 as the underlying disease.
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Metadata
Title
Niemann–Pick disease type C1 presenting with psychosis in an adolescent male
Authors
Sabine Sandu
Sabine Jackowski-Dohrmann
Axel Ladner
Michael Haberhausen
Christian Bachmann
Publication date
01-09-2009
Publisher
D. Steinkopff-Verlag
Published in
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry / Issue 9/2009
Print ISSN: 1018-8827
Electronic ISSN: 1435-165X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-009-0010-2

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