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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 19.
Published in final edited form as: N Engl J Med. 2015 Mar 19;372(12):1151–1162. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcpc1409839

Table 1.

Late-Onset Inborn Errors of Metabolism or White-Matter Degenerative Diseases.

Disease Enzyme Clinical Syndrome Findings on MRI
Metachromatic leukodystrophy Arylsulfatase Causes psychiatric symptoms progressing to dementia Frontal changes
Adrenoleukodystrophy ABCD1 peroxisomal membrane transporter protein X-linked; occurs in young boys and heterozygotic women; symptoms are variable Posterior changes (variable in women)
Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy Notch 3 Causes stroke, headache, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and dementia Frontotemporal and white-matter changes
Nasu–Hakola disease TREM2 (recessive); DAP12 Causes psychiatric symptoms progressing to dementia; also causes bone cysts Frontal atrophy and white-matter changes
Adult polyglucosan body disorder Glycogen branching enzyme 1 Causes neuropathy, incontinence, and dementia Frontotemporal and white-matter changes
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis CLN1–8 and PPT1; progranulin (recessive) Causes manic symptoms progressing to dementia, retinopathy, seizures, and granular osmiophilic deposits in white cells, skin, and neurons Atrophy and white-matter changes
Gaucher’s disease Glucocerebrosidase Causes dementia, vertical gaze, and parkinsonism; affects liver, spleen, and bone marrow Atrophy
Niemann–Pick disease type C NPC1 and NPC2 (transport protein) Causes schizophrenia-like symptoms, vertical gaze, parkinsonism, and cerebellar ataxia; affects liver and spleen Atrophy
Adult Tay–Sachs disease Hexosaminidase A Causes manic symptoms, schizophrenia, dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and retinal abnormalities Atrophy and white-matter changes