Leukodystrophy

Leukodystrophy is a rare disease that results in the progressive decline of the myelin, or "white matter," of the brain. Myelin works to insulate and protect axons, which transmit signals from the brain throughout the body.

Types of leukodystrophies include:

* Metachromatic leukodystrophy
* Krabbé disease
* Adrenoleukodystrophy
* Adrenomyelopathy
* Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease
* Canavan disease
* Childhood ataxia with central nervous system hypomyelination (CACH, or "vanishing white matter disease")
* Alexander disease
* Refsum disease
* Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis