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Acute fright induces onset of symptoms in vanishing white matter disease-case report.
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society - 1 Jul 2006
Kaczorowska M, Kuczynski D, Jurkiewicz E, Scheper G C, van der Knaap M S, Jozwiak S
Abstract excerpt
Vanishing white matter disease is a newly recognised leukoencephalopathy of identified genetic background, characterised by cystic degeneration and progressive vanishing of white matter. The characteristic clinical symptoms are spasticity and ataxia with relatively preserved cognitive functions. A characteristic feature of the disease is the occurrence of the symptoms after a physical stress situation such as...
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