PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Otaif, Mansour Y.
AU  - Al-Muhaizea, Mohammad A.
AU  - Al-Jofan, Fahad
AU  - Al-Dhalaan, Hesham
TI  - Vanishing white matter in Saudi Arabia
DP  - 2008 Oct 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 433--436
VI  - 13
IP  - 4
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/13/4/433.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/13/4/433.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2008 Oct 01; 13
AB  - Vanishing white matter disease (VWMD) is an under-diagnosed condition that affects the brains white matter at all ages, especially in the pediatric age group. It belongs to a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of disorders, collectively known as eukaryotic initiation factor 2B-related disorders. The disorder has been described in different ethnic groups. Here, we describe a case of VWMD from Saudi Arabia.