Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Severe demyelination of the white matter
HP:0007258
What it means
A severe loss of myelin from nerve fibers in the central nervous system.
Rare diseases that can present with this5
Sometimes5–29%
2The 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
Severe demyelination of the white matter
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