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Dementia due to progressive subcortical gliosis

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Link to WHO Definition

Dementia due to progressive subcortical gliosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1204363427

Dementia due to a progressive primary neurodegenerative disease of the white matter resulting in cognitive, behavioural, and possible motor symptoms. It can be familial with autosomal dominant inheritance. In these cases, another term is hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with spheroids.