A 43-year-old female with personality changes and alien limb

Colony stimulating factor-1 receptor <i>(CSF1R)</i> encodes for a tyrosine kinase receptor expressed on microglia. <i>CSF1R</i> related disorder is a devastating autosomal dominant leukoencephalopathy caused by <i>CSF1R</i> with variable penetrance in adults. It remains significantly underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed. We report a case of a 43-year-old woman with an insidious onset of neurocognitive decline, alien limb phenomenon, and personality changes over 1 year. In this report we will discuss the clinical approach, differential diagnosis, investigation, and available treatment options for <i>CSF1R</i> related disorder.

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Oxford Medical Case Reports
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2025-05-01
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https://doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omaf038
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Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
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A 43-year-old female with personality changes and alien limb

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Oxford Medical Case Reports
Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
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A 43-year-old female with personality changes and alien limb

Zbigniew K. Wszołek, Abdul Rahman Alchaki, Anza Zahid
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Abstract

Colony stimulating factor-1 receptor <i>(CSF1R)</i> encodes for a tyrosine kinase receptor expressed on microglia. <i>CSF1R</i> related disorder is a devastating autosomal dominant leukoencephalopathy caused by <i>CSF1R</i> with variable penetrance in adults. It remains significantly underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed. We report a case of a 43-year-old woman with an insidious onset of neurocognitive decline, alien limb phenomenon, and personality changes over 1 year. In this report we will discuss the clinical approach, differential diagnosis, investigation, and available treatment options for <i>CSF1R</i> related disorder.

Oxford Medical Case ReportsVol. 2025(5)
Methodist Hospital (US), Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
Eli Lilly and Company, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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