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Leukoencephalopathy with brainstem - spinal cord involvement - lactate elevation

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Leukoencephalopathy with brainstem - spinal cord involvement - lactate elevation – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1901486941

This disease is characterised by progressive cerebellar ataxia with pyramidal and spinal cord dysfunction, associated with distinctive MRI anomalies and increased lactate in the abnormal white matter. So far, 38 cases have been reported. Onset occurs in early childhood. Epilepsy and cognitive decline have also been described. MRI reveals inhomogeneous periventricular and deep white matter anomalies, with involvement of the cerebellar connections, the entire length of the pyramidal and sensory tracts. Transmission is autosomal recessive and the syndrome is caused by mutations in the DARS2 gene, which encodes mitochondrial aspartyl-tRNA synthetase.