Complications include retinitis pigmentosa, degenerative changes in the central nervous system involving the cerebellum and ... Bassen-Kornzweig disease, also called Bassen-Kornzweig Syndrome, is a rare congenital disorder in which the body fails to ... Abraham L. Kornzweig, M.D.; Frank A. Bassen M.D. "Retinitis Pigmentosa, Acanthocytosis, and Heredodegenerative Neuromuscular ...

In the 1970s, Botez' main research subject was the effects of folic acid and thiamine on the central nervous system, relevant ... Botez MI, Fontaine F, Botez T, Bachevalier J (1977). "Folate-responsive neurological and mental disorders: report of 16 cases. ... Botez MI, Young SN (May 2001). "Biogenic amine metabolites and thiamine in cerebrospinal fluid in heredo-degenerative ataxias ... Botez-Marquard T, Botez MI (1993). "Cognitive behavior in heredodegenerative ataxias". European Neurology. 33 (5): 351-7. doi: ...

Researchers suspect it is caused by a pathology of the central nervous system, likely originating in those parts of the brain ... temporomandibular joint disorder, Tourette's syndrome, conversion disorder or other neuromuscular movement disorders. It has ... heredodegenerative dystonias, etc.) and additional classification schemes were introduced. The clinical complexity of dystonia ... which includes changes or damage to the nervous system and inheritance). Physicians use these classifications to guide ...