Late-onset Pompe disease with complicated intracranial aneurysm: a Chinese case report

Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2016 Mar 29:12:713-7. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S94892. eCollection 2016.

Abstract

Pompe disease is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary disease caused by genetic defects of acid maltase. This disease could be divided into two forms: infantile and late-onset, which mainly affect cardiac, respiratory, and skeletal muscle systems. Late-onset patients mainly show symptoms of skeletal muscle involvement, but recent reports have found that the central nervous system was also affected in some patients. Herein, we report a case of a female, adolescent-onset Pompe patient, who was diagnosed with complicated intracranial aneurysm in adulthood.

Keywords: Pompe disease; acid alpha-glucosidase; acid maltase; cerebrovascular disorders; glycogen storage disease II.

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  • Case Reports