Also Known As
CLN8 disease, Northern epilepsy variantEPMRNCL, Northern epilepsy variantNorthern epilepsyearly onset familial encephalopathy with neuroserpin inclusion bodiesneuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, Northern epilepsy variantnorthern epilepsy variant, neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, Northern epilepsy variantprogressive epilepsy with intellectual disability, northern epilepsyprogressive epilepsy with mental retardation, northern epilepsyprogressive epilepsy-intellectual disability syndrome, Finnish typeprogressive myoclonic epilepsy with neuroserpin inclusion bodiesCLN8CLN8 disease, EPMR (subtype)CLN8 disease, late infantile (subtype)ceroid lipofuscinosis neuronal 8ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal, 8, NORTHERN epilepsy variantepilepsy mental deterioration Finnish typeepilepsy, progressive, with intellectual disabilityepilepsy, progressive, with mental retardationneuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 8progressive epilepsy - intellectual disability, Finnish type
Definition
Progressive epilepsy-intellectual deficit, Finnish type (also known as Northern epilepsy) is a subtype of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL) characterized by seizures, progressive decline of intellectual capacities and variable loss of vision.