Hypomyelination with atrophy of basal ganglia and cerebellum

Description

A rare disorder characterized by slowly progressive spasticity, extrapyramidal movement disorders (dystonia, choreoathetosis and rigidity), cerebellar ataxia, moderate to severe cognitive deficit, and anarthria/dysarthria. Patients present with distinctive MRI findings of diffuse hypomyelination of the cerebral hemispheres, mild to severe cerebellar atrophy, and atrophy of the basal nuclei.

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Link

For more information, please consult the corresponding entry in Orphanet* .

*Orphanet: an online rare disease and orphan drug data base. Copyright, INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orpha.net.