Infantile_progressive_bulbar_palsy

Infantile progressive bulbar palsy

Infantile progressive bulbar palsy

Medical condition

Infantile progressive bulbar palsy is a rare type of progressive bulbar palsy that occurs in children. The disease exists in both rapid and slow onsets, and involves inflammation of the gray matter of the bulb.[1] Infantile PBP is a disease that manifests itself in two forms: Fazio–Londe syndrome (FL) and Brown–Vialetto–Van Laere syndrome (BVVL).[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Wilson, John Eastman (1909). Diseases of the nervous system. Boericke & Runyon. p. 296. Retrieved 5 December 2017. Infantile progressive bulbar palsy.
  2. [2]
    Piña-Garza, J. Eric (2013). Fenichel's Clinical Pediatric Neurology E-Book: A Signs and Symptoms Approach. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 328. ISBN 978-1455748129. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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