Abdallat Davis Farrage syndrome
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Abdallat Davis Farrage syndrome is a phakomatosis consisting of disordered skin and hair pigment
ation, progressive spastic paraparesis and peripheral neuropathy
. It is also known as neurocutaneous syndrome, Abdallat type.
It was characterized in 1980 by a Jordanian Doctor.
The syndrome is thought to be inherited as an autosomal recessive genetic trait.
Pigment
A pigment is a material that changes the color of reflected or transmitted light as the result of wavelength-selective absorption. This physical process differs from fluorescence, phosphorescence, and other forms of luminescence, in which a material emits light.Many materials selectively absorb...
ation, progressive spastic paraparesis and peripheral neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy is the term for damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system, which may be caused either by diseases of or trauma to the nerve or the side-effects of systemic illness....
. It is also known as neurocutaneous syndrome, Abdallat type.
It was characterized in 1980 by a Jordanian Doctor.
The syndrome is thought to be inherited as an autosomal recessive genetic trait.
Symptoms
- AlbinismAlbinismAlbinism is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to absence or defect of an enzyme involved in the production of melanin...
(hair) - Irregular decreased skin pigmentation
- Excessive freckling
- Insensitivity to pain
- Paraparesis/quadraparesis