Infantile progressive bulbar palsy explained

Specialty:	neurology

Infantile progressive bulbar palsy is a rare type of progressive bulbar palsy that occurs in children. The disease exists in both rapid and slow onsets, and involves inflammation of the gray matter of the bulb.^[1] Infantile PBP is a disease that manifests itself in two forms: Fazio–Londe syndrome (FL) and Brown–Vialetto–Van Laere syndrome (BVVL).^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Wilson. John Eastman. Diseases of the nervous system. 1909. Boericke & Runyon. 296. Infantile progressive bulbar palsy.. 5 December 2017. en.
2. Book: Piña-Garza. J. Eric. Fenichel's Clinical Pediatric Neurology E-Book: A Signs and Symptoms Approach. 2013. Elsevier Health Sciences. 978-1455748129. 328. 5 December 2017. en.