See Also: cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis(medicine)
xanthomatosis, cerebrotendinous(medicine)
cerebrotendinous cholesterinosis(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Xanthomatosis(medicine)
Wolman's xanthomatosis(medicine)
xanthomatosis bulbi(medicine)
biliary xanthomatosis(medicine)
familial hypercholesteraemic xanthomatosis(medicine)
normal cholesteraemic xanthomatosis(medicine)

xanthomatosis, cerebrotendinous (medicine)


xanthomatosis, cerebrotendinous


A lipid storage disease, inherited as an autosomal recessive trait, characterised by xanthomas of the tendons, the white matter of the brain, and the lungs, and by spasticity, ataxia, pyramidal paresis, mental retardation, dementia, early cataracts, and atherosclerosis. It is associated with elevated plasma and tissue levels of cholestanol and defective bile synthesis, with the deposition of cholestanol in the central nervous system and myelin of peripheral nerves. The lesions contain cholesterol and dehydrocholesterol.