Aceruloplasminemia with Neurodegenerative Condition: A Case Report
A 68-year-old Chinese woman presented to the Accident and Emergency Department of our institution in March 2023 with confusion, gait instability, and a history of falls.She had experienced a rapid decline in mobility and motivation, rendering her homebound since December 2022.Her medical history revealed repetitive behaviour spanning over a decade, alongside co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus and mild anaemia since 2007.Neither the patient nor her relatives reported seizures or loss of consciousness.Physical examination showed no focal neurological deficits.Dementia evaluation by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment test yielded a score of 2 out of 30, indicating a high clinical suspicion.
Authors
- KH Chin
- CY Chu
- Chi Kong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2810-5758)
- CY Lau
Institutions
- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hong Kong Journal of Radiology
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12809/hkjr2417845
- Primary Topic
- Neurological diseases and metabolism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00