CANAVAN VAN BOGAERT BERTRAND DISEASE
\kˈanɐvˌan vˈan bˈɒɡe͡ət bˈɜːtɹand dɪzˈiːz], \kˈanɐvˌan vˈan bˈɒɡeət bˈɜːtɹand dɪzˈiːz], \k_ˈa_n_ɐ_v_ˌa_n v_ˈa_n b_ˈɒ_ɡ_eə_t b_ˈɜː_t_ɹ_a_n_d d_ɪ_z_ˈiː_z]\
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A rare neurodegenerative condition of infancy or childhood characterized by white matter vacuolization and demeylination that gives rise to a spongy appearance. Aspartoacylase deficiency leads to an accumulation of N-acetylaspartate in astrocytes. Inheritance may be autosomal recessive or the illness may occur sporadically. This illness occurs more frequently in individuals of Ashkenazic Jewish descent. The neonatal form features the onset of hypotonia and lethargy at birth, rapidly progressing to coma and death. The infantile form features developmental delay, DYSKINESIAS, hypotonia, spasticity, blindness, and megalencephaly. The juvenile form is characterized by ATAXIA; OPTIC ATROPHY; and DEMENTIA. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p944; Am J Med Genet 1988 Feb;29 (2):463-71)
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