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leukodystrophy
Used for:
Alexander's disease
Used for:
diffuse cerebral sclerosis
Used for:
Pelizaeus Merzbacher brain sclerosis
Used for:
Pelizaeus Merzbacher disease
Used for:
Schilder's disease
Broader Terms:
cerebral degeneration
Narrower Terms:
adrenoleukodystrophy
Narrower Terms:
Krabbe's disease
Narrower Terms:
metachromatic leukodystrophy
Related Terms:
myelinopathy
Related Terms:
sphingolipidosis
Scope Note:
group of diseases affecting the white matter of the brain, especially the cerebral hemispheres, due to defects in the formation and maintenance of myelin in infants and children.
Term Number:
1849-5479
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