Van der Knaap syndrome, a case from West Bengal, India
- Author:
Subhra Aditya
;
R Das Gupta
;
D Das
;
MK Roy
;
T Dhibar, T Das
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- From:Neurology Asia
2010;15(2):193-195
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Leucodystrophies are a group of white matter diseases caused by an abnormality in the formation or
maintenance of one or more components of the myelin sheath. The devastating course of the disease
coupled with the lack of any defi nitive treatment render them potentially fatal and incurable. Van der
Knaap Syndrome, also known as megaloencephalic leucoencephalopathy with subcortical cyst, is a
relatively new and rare entity. Although reported sporadically from Europe, Asia and the Agarwal
community in India, there is practically no case report from the eastern part of India. We present a
case of van der Knaap syndrome in an adult female with some atypical features.
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