neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 8 northern epilepsy variant

Disease Overview

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.

Synonyms

• CLN8
• CLN8 disease, EPMR (subtype)
• CLN8 disease, Northern epilepsy variant
• CLN8 disease, late infantile (subtype)
• EPMR
• NCL, Northern epilepsy variant
• Northern epilepsy
• ceroid lipofuscinosis neuronal 8
• ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal, 8, NORTHERN epilepsy variant
• early onset familial encephalopathy with neuroserpin inclusion bodies
• epilepsy mental deterioration Finnish type
• epilepsy, progressive, with intellectual disability
• epilepsy, progressive, with mental retardation
• neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 8
• neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, Northern epilepsy variant
• northern epilepsy variant, neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, Northern epilepsy variant
• progressive epilepsy - intellectual disability, Finnish type
• progressive epilepsy with intellectual disability, northern epilepsy
• progressive epilepsy with mental retardation, northern epilepsy
• progressive epilepsy-intellectual disability syndrome, Finnish type
• progressive myoclonic epilepsy with neuroserpin inclusion bodies