Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease in a 4-Year-Old Female Child: "A Rare Case Report"

• Main Authors: Devesh Gagan MBBS, MD Pediatrics (Author), Sudesh Kumar MD Pediatrics (Author), Piyali Bhattacharya MD Pediatrics (Author), Simranjit Kaur MBBS, MD Pediatrics (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, a rare X-linked recessive disease occurring predominantly in males, is a disorder of proteolipid protein expression in myelin formation in the central nervous system. The disease is clinically manifested by neurodevelopmental delay, ataxia, hypotonia, and pendular eye m...