• | pathogenesis: fatty alcohol oxidoreductase (FAO) deficiency |
• | management: dietary restriction of long chain fatty acids may help |
clinical: (triad)
• | triad = ichthyosis, mental retardation, spastic diplegia |
• | mental retardation/ seizures |
• | spastic di-tetraplegia with scissor gate |
• | atypical retinal pigment degeneration with “glistening dots” pattern |
• | skin resemble CIE congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma |
mnemonic: Sjo your children FAO Schwartz and buy them a tricycle, scissors, and glistening dots
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