Table 1.
Main clinical manifestations observed in different types of NPC (partly on the basis of Vanier 2010)
Type NPC | Early infantile | Late infantile | Juvenile | Adult |
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Systemic involvement |
Hepatosplenomegaly May regress with age Absent in ~15% of cases |
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Neurological involvement |
- Delay in motor milestones - Hypotonia - VSGP |
- Gait problems - Clumsiness - Speech delay - Cataplexy - VSGP |
- School problems - Ataxia - Seizures - Cataplexy - VSGP |
- Psychiatric problems - Ataxia - Dystonia - Dementia - VSGP |