Dermatoleukodystrophy

A rare leukodystrophy characterized by congenital thickened, wrinkled skin showing loss of elasticity, in combination with childhood onset of rapidly progressive generalized cognitive and motor impairment quickly resulting in a vegetative state and early death. Neuropathologic examination reveals neuroaxonal leukodystrophy with numerous neuroaxonal spheroids and diffuse loss of axons and myelin sheaths.