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Recovery of cognitive function in neuropsychiatric Langerhan's cell histiocytosis
Philip Ryan1, Mark Walterfang, Amelia Scholes
1Neuropsychiatry Unit, Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Center, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Abstract:
Langerhan's cell histiocytosis (LCH) has been described as a progressive neurological disorder marked by neurological and cognitive decline. The authors here report a case of a childhood LCH sufferer who made a significant recovery of neuropsychological function in the absence of motor recovery in late adolescence. This differential recovery of motor and cognitive functioning may relate to the interaction between LCH and childhood and adolescent neurodevelopmental processes.
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