Unusually prominent horizontal gaze palsy in a case of Niemann-Pick type C disease

Niemann-Pick Type C disease (NPC) is a rare inherited metabolic disorder characterized by lipid accumulation and systemic manifestations due to multiple organ involvement. Only a few cases of NPC have been reported so far from India. Varying presentations and often lack of access to complex diagnost...

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Published inAnnals of the Indian Academy of Neurology Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 279 - 281
Main Authors Paul, Pritikanta, Mondal, Banashree, Mukherjee, Arijit, Paul, Madhuparna, Kumar, Hrishikesh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications 01.04.2013
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
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Bone marrow
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Cellular biology
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Extrapyramidal disorders
gaze palsy
Medical treatment
Metabolic disorders
Niemann-Pick disease
Niemann-Pick Type C disease
Patients
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India
Niemann-Pick Type C disease
gaze palsy
sea blue histiocyte
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Summary:Niemann-Pick Type C disease (NPC) is a rare inherited metabolic disorder characterized by lipid accumulation and systemic manifestations due to multiple organ involvement. Only a few cases of NPC have been reported so far from India. Varying presentations and often lack of access to complex diagnostic tests have leaded to initial misdiagnosis on few occasions. We here report a provisionally diagnosed case of NPC with prominent horizontal gaze palsy along with characteristic vertical gaze palsy and normal findings on microscopic examination of skin biopsy specimen.
ISSN:0972-2327
1998-3549
DOI:10.4103/0972-2327.112498