• DOI:10.1016/S1474-4422(06)70440-9
Corpus ID: 44301370

Vanishing white matter disease

@article{Knaap2006VanishingWM,
  title={Vanishing white matter disease},
  author={M. S. Knaap and J. Pronk and G. Scheper},
  journal={The Lancet Neurology},
  year={2006},
  volume={5},
  pages={413-423}
}

M. S. Knaap, J. Pronk, G. Scheper

Published 2006

Biology, Medicine

The Lancet Neurology

Vanishing white matter disease (VWM) is one of the most prevalent inherited childhood leucoencephalopathies. The classical phenotype is characterised by early childhood onset of chronic neurological deterioration, dominated by cerebellar ataxia. VWM is unusual because of its clinically evident sensitivity to febrile infections, minor head trauma, and acute fright, which may cause rapid neurological deterioration and unexplained coma. Most patients die a few years after onset. The phenotypic… CONTINUE READING

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