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ArticleBMC psychiatry2025

The long way to diagnosis: attention disorder, alcohol addiction or congenital disorder of glycosylation? A case report.

Timo Jendrik Faustmann, Lukas Hensel, Armin Bahic, Yoshinao Wada, Marianne Grüneberg, Thorsten Marquardt, Daniel Kamp, Leonhard Schilbach

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Timo Jendrik FaustmannDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany. timo.faustmann@uni-duesseldorf.de.
Lukas HenselDepartment of Neurology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpenerstraße 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
Armin BahicDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Yoshinao WadaDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, 840 Murodo-cho, Izumi, Osaka, 594-1101, Japan.
Marianne GrünebergDepartment of General Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Münster, Germany.
Thorsten MarquardtDepartment of General Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Münster, Germany.
Daniel Kamp *Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Leonhard Schilbach *Department of General Psychiatry 2, LVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf, Bergische Landstraße 2, 40629, Düsseldorf, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a relatively common disorder in clinical psychiatry. Patients often suffer from symptoms long before the diagnosis due to an overlap with other psychiatric differential diagnosis. Importantly, alcohol addiction and other illicit drug dependence and withdrawal symptoms mimicking ADHD symptoms should be ruled out. Here we present a rare case of a young female patient with symptoms of ADHD and an extremely high carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) of 19,6% (< 1,3%) indicating the presence of a congenital disorder of glycosylation (CDG). A thorough diagnostic workup excluded alcohol addiction as a cause of the constantly high CDT levels. The CDT test was positive due a transferrin mutation affecting the glycosylation site. Nevertheless, psychiatric symptoms can be due to metabolic disorders which should be considered. Further, substance-use disorders (SUD) are a critical and potentially complicated differential diagnosis concerning diagnostic procedures and treatment in ADHD.

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AlcoholismAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCongenital Disorders of GlycosylationAdultDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansTransferrincarbohydrate-deficient transferrinTransferrinADHDCase reportCDGCDTPsychostimulants

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PMID40301838
PMCPMC12042650

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