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Leukoencephalopathies
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Definition
: Any of various diseases affecting the white matter of the central nervous system.
See Also
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2B
Examples
Dementia, Vascular
;
Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS
;
Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases
;
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal
;
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome
Other names
White Matter Disease; Diseases, White Matter; Disease, White Matter; White Matter Diseases; Leukoencephalopathy with Vanishing White Matter; Leukoencephalopathy; Childhood Ataxia with Diffuse Central Nervous Syst
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
CACH/VWM syndrome
0
*Ataxia/congenital
*Leukoencephalopathies.
Telencephalic leukoencephalopathy
0
*Leukoencephalopathies
Telencephalon/abnormalities.
Leukoencephalopathy, arthritis, colitis, and hypogammaglobulinemia
0
*Abnormalities, Multiple
*Agammaglobulinemia
*Arthritis
*Colitis
*Leukoencephalopathies.
Am J Med Genet A. 2004;128A(1):52-6