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Article title: NINDS Schilder's Disease Information Page: NINDS

Main condition: Schilder's Disease

Conditions: Schilder's Disease

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What is Schilder's Disease?
Note: Schilder’s disease is not the same as Addison-Schilder disease (adrenoleukodystrophy). Schilder's disease is a rare progressive demyelinating disorder which usually begins in childhood. Symptoms may include dementia, aphasia, seizures, personality changes, poor attention, tremors, balance instability, incontinence, muscle weakness, headache, vomiting, and vision and speech impairment. The disorder is a variant of multiple sclerosis.

Is there any treatment?
Treatment for the disorder follows the established standards in multiple sclerosis and includes corticosteroids, beta-interferon or immunosuppressive therapy, and symptomatic treatment.

What is the prognosis?
As with multiple sclerosis, the course and prognosis of Schilder's disease are unpredictable. For some individuals the disorder is progressive with a steady, unremitting course. Others may experience significant improvement and even remission. In some cases, Schilder's disease is fatal.

What research is being done?
The NINDS supports and conducts an extensive research program on demyelinating disorders such as Schilder’s disease. Much of this research focuses on learning more about these disorders and finding ways to prevent, treat, and cure them.

 Organizations

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
733 Third Avenue
6th Floor
New York, NY 10017-3288
nat@nmss.org
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/
Tel: 212-986-3240 800-344-4867 (FIGHTMS)
Fax: 212-986-7981

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
706 Haddonfield Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
msaa@msaa.com
http://www.msaa.com/
Tel: 856-488-4500 800-532-7667
Fax: 856-661-9797

Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
6350 North Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309
support@msfocus.org
http://www.msfocus.org/
Tel: 954-776-6805 888-MSFocus (673-6287)
Fax: 954-351-0630

Related NINDS Publications and Information

Multiple Sclerosis: Hope Through Research
No Description Available at This Time

This fact sheet is in the public domain. You may copy it.Provided by:
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892



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