Case report: Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis masquerading as adult ADHD in psychiatric practice
This case demonstrates that CTX can masquerade as adult ADHD, emphasizing the necessity for thorough assessments in atypical ADHD presentations. Psychiatrists should consider rare metabolic disorders like CTX in similar cases, which may enable timely intervention and improve patient outcomes.
Authors
- Si Baek Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7455-1943)
- Eunjeong Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2721-2957)
- Myung Ah Lee
- Yun Jeong Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4996-4981)
- Seonghoon Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2077-309X)
- Jongtae Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4664-5149)
- Jeong Wook Park
Institutions
- The Catholic University of Korea Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital (KR)
- Catholic University of Korea (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1528204
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.30