Spongy degeneration of the central nervous system (Van Bogaert-Bertrand disease): report of a case in a Saudi family.
Spongy degeneration of the central nervous system in infancy (Van Bogaert-Bertrand disease) is a disorder usually thought to occur in Ashkenazi Jewish infants. We report a case occurring in an Arab infant of consanguineous parents.
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D003241:Consanguinity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012529:Saudi Arabia