Neuroacanthocytosis in a case presenting to emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness: A case report
The diagnosis of neuroacanthocytosis (NA) is made by the presence of acanthocytes via peripheral smear and by the accompanying clinical picture. Laboratory tests for diagnosis include blood smears to detect acanthocytosis, creatine kinase, genetic analysis and / or chorein level examination with wes...
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doaj-d4f93695942a4a7f87ca39fed03969a42021-05-20T06:35:16ZengJournal of Surgery and MedicineJournal of Surgery and Medicine2602-20792019-10-0131077778110.28982/josam.6351281122Neuroacanthocytosis in a case presenting to emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness: A case reportMuzaffer Gencer0İSTİNYE ÜNÜVERSİTESİ TIP FAKÜLTESİ BAHÇEŞEHİR LİV HASTANESİThe diagnosis of neuroacanthocytosis (NA) is made by the presence of acanthocytes via peripheral smear and by the accompanying clinical picture. Laboratory tests for diagnosis include blood smears to detect acanthocytosis, creatine kinase, genetic analysis and / or chorein level examination with western blot technique. This paper describes the case of a 34 year-old male patient who presented to the emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness. He was intubated and received mechanical ventilatory support after admission to the intensive care unit, and was diagnosed with Chorea akanthozytose (ChAc). We aim to emphasize the need to consider NA among the differential diagnoses for patients presenting with complex clinic such as acute respiratory failure and altered consciousness.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/josam/issue/49120/635128acute respiratory failureaxonal neuropathychorea akanthozytoseintensive care unitneuroacanthocytosisakut solunum yetmezliğiaksonal nöropatikore akantositozisyoğun bakım ünitesinöroakantositozis |
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Neuroacanthocytosis in a case presenting to emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness: A case report |
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Neuroacanthocytosis in a case presenting to emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness: A case report |
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Neuroacanthocytosis in a case presenting to emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness: A case report |
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Neuroacanthocytosis in a case presenting to emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness: A case report |
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Neuroacanthocytosis in a case presenting to emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness: A case report |
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neuroacanthocytosis in a case presenting to emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness: a case report |
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Journal of Surgery and Medicine |
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Journal of Surgery and Medicine |
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The diagnosis of neuroacanthocytosis (NA) is made by the presence of acanthocytes via peripheral smear and by the accompanying clinical picture. Laboratory tests for diagnosis include blood smears to detect acanthocytosis, creatine kinase, genetic analysis and / or chorein level examination with western blot technique. This paper describes the case of a 34 year-old male patient who presented to the emergency department with acute respiratory failure and loss of consciousness. He was intubated and received mechanical ventilatory support after admission to the intensive care unit, and was diagnosed with Chorea akanthozytose (ChAc). We aim to emphasize the need to consider NA among the differential diagnoses for patients presenting with complex clinic such as acute respiratory failure and altered consciousness. |
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acute respiratory failure axonal neuropathy chorea akanthozytose intensive care unit neuroacanthocytosis akut solunum yetmezliği aksonal nöropati kore akantositozis yoğun bakım ünitesi nöroakantositozis |
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