Introduction: Alexander Syndrome
Alexander Syndrome: Brain myelin disorder causing mental degeneration.
Alexander Syndrome: Alexander disease is a rare, genetic, degenerative disorder of the nervous system. It is one of a group of genetic disorders called the leukodystrophies that affect growth of the myelin sheath — the fatty covering which acts as an insulator — on nerve fibers in the brain. 1
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1. excerpt from NINDS Alexander Disease Information Page: NINDS
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