Glossary for Batten Disease

• Behavioral symptoms: Symptoms of personal behavior.
• Blindness: The inability to see out of the eyes
• Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 3, Juvenile: A progressive genetic disorder where defective lipid metabolism that causes blindness, neurological deterioration, dementia leading to total incapication within years and death within 10-15 years.
• Clumsiness: Clumsy motions or poor coordination
• Cognitive impairment: General loss of mental or cognitive ability
• Coordination problems: Symptoms affecting physical coordination.
• Death: The cessation of life
• Dementia: Various mental impairment conditions.
• Genetic Disease: Any disease that is handed down to oneself through the chromosomes of ones parents
• Kyphosis: Outward curvature of the spine at the back causing hunching or Dowager's hump
• Learning disabilities: Various developmental problems impairing learning or schooling.
• Movement symptoms: Changes to movement or motor abilities
• Optic atrophy: Dysfunction of the optic nerve which results in impaired vision. The disorder may be congenital or acquired. The rate and degree of atrophy is greatly variable depending on the cause.
• Personality change: Change in a person's behavior and personality
• Scoliosis: Sideways curvature of the spine
• Seizures: A rare syndrome characterized by mental retardation, seizures and high levels of hydroxylysine in the urine.

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