Metabolic

Rare metabolic disorder mimics ADHD in adult patient

A recent case report highlights the diagnostic challenges of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX), a rare genetic disorder affecting lipid metabolism, which initially presented as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a 33-year-old patient. The patient sought psychiatric evaluation due to increasing distractibility and inattention, suspecting adult ADHD. However, the absence of childhood ADHD...