Psychiatric Features of Adult GM2 Gangliosidosis

The report describes three unrelated Ashkenazi Jewish women with adult GM2 gangliosidosis in whom mental symptoms were prominent, mimicking different psychiatric disorders, and thus delaying accurate diagnosis.

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Published in:British journal of psychiatry 1989-09, Vol.155 (3), p.410-413
Main Authors: Streifler, J., Golomb, M., Gadoth, N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Brain - diagnostic imaging
Brief Report
Cerebellar Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Depressive Disorder - etiology
Errors of metabolism
Female
Humans
Lipids (lysosomal enzyme disorders, storage diseases)
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Paranoid Disorders - etiology
Schizophrenia, Disorganized - etiology
Tay-Sachs Disease - complications
Tay-Sachs Disease - psychology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:The report describes three unrelated Ashkenazi Jewish women with adult GM2 gangliosidosis in whom mental symptoms were prominent, mimicking different psychiatric disorders, and thus delaying accurate diagnosis.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.155.3.410