Lafora body disease presenting as neuropsychiatric illness
Abstract
Background: Lafora disease is a rare progressive myoclonus epilepsy with an autosomal recessive inheritance characterized by seizures, myoclonus and progressive cognitive decline.
Case characteristics: An 11 year old boy presented with complaints of aggressive behavior, abnormal movements and declining intellectual function and was earlier treated as a case of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The child was subjected to Axillary skin biopsy as a part of evaluation and diagnosed as a case of Lafora body disease. parental counselling done and the child was discharged on symptomatic treatment.
Message: Lafora body disease should be kept in mind while evaluating a child with neuropsychiatric manifestations.
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