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Alexander’s disease (AD) is a rare, nonfamilial disorder of the nervous system which is also called dysmyelinogenetic leukodystrophy. The disease occurs sporadically without clear familial incidence. Three clinical subgroups of AD can be distinguished: infantile, juvenile and adult.
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Valk, J., van der Knaap, M.S. (1989). Alexander’s Disease. In: Magnetic Resonance of Myelin, Myelination, and Myelin Disorders. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02568-0_30
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