Adrenoleukodystrophy. Validity of CT in the diagnosis

The authors report the case of two brothers suffering from Adrenoleukodystrophy. CT indicated the possibility of ALD, confirmed in the second case by biochemical examinations. The usefulness of CT scanning in all patients with progressive behavioral changes is emphasized and its diagnostic validity in ALD is confirmed. The clinical data, the negativity of laboratory results for other neurodegenerative diseases and the CT scan with parietal and occipital hypodensity constitute very characteristic evidence for ALD.