Biotin-thiamine-responsive basal ganglia disease
Description
A rare genetic neurological disorder characterized by subacute encephalopathy with confusion, seizures, and movement disorder, often following a history of febrile illness. Imaging may reveal bilateral lesions in the basal ganglia. The disease usually becomes symptomatic in childhood and is life-threatening if left untreated, but symptoms can be reversed and progression prevented by treatment with high doses of biotin and thiamine.
Cell Lines
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.