ðɪs sᵻvˈɪɹ fˈɔːɹm ʌv ɐdɹˈɛnoʊljˌuːkədˌɪstɹəfi wʌz fˈɜːst dᵻskɹˈaɪbd baɪ ˈɜːnst sˈiːmɜːlɪŋ ænd hˈænz ɡˈɛɹhɑːɹt kɹˈuːtsfɛlt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː.
This severe form of adrenoleukodystrophy was first described by Ernst Siemerling and Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt in 1923.