Exacerbated by head trauma

What it means

Applies to a sign or symptom that is worsened, aggravated, or exacerbated by head trauma.

Childhood ataxia with central nervous system hypomyelination/vanishing white matter disease is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by ataxia, spasticity, and variable optic atrophy. Chronic progressive decline can be exacerbated by rapid deterioration during febrile illnesses or following head trauma.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category