New Spielmeyer-Vogt variant with granular inclusions and early brain atrophy.

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Three females in 2 families were originally diagnosed with Spielmeyer-Vogt disease (SVD). The clinical course was different from SVD, with vision well preserved until age 10 years, and learning rather than visual difficulties the marker at the onset. Later, regression was unusually rapid, including global dementia, blindness, aphasia, and finally loss of self-feeding and ambulation between ages 12-18 years. MRI...

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