Memory Loss and Frontal Cognitive Dysfunction in a Patient with Adult-onset Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease

Intern Med. 2016;55(16):2281-4. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.5544. Epub 2016 Aug 15.

Abstract

Neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID) is an uncommon progressive neurodegenerative disorder. Adult-onset NIID can result in prominent dementia. We herein describe the case of a 74-year-old man who presented with dementia, cerebellar ataxia, neuropathy, and autonomic dysfunction. Diffusion-weighted imaging showed hyperintensity of the corticomedullary junction. Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images showed frontal-dominant white matter hyperintensity. NIID was diagnosed from the presence of intranuclear inclusions in a skin biopsy sample. Neuropsychological testing revealed memory loss and frontal cognitive dysfunction, especially in relation to language and executive functions. We were therefore able to confirm the association of NIID with cognitive dysfunction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brain / pathology
  • Cognitive Dysfunction / etiology
  • Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Frontal Lobe / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Intranuclear Inclusion Bodies / pathology
  • Male
  • Memory Disorders / etiology
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases / complications
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases / pathology*

Supplementary concepts

  • Neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease