Canavan disease
Canavan disease: Introduction
Canavan disease:
Canavan disease is a rare, inherited, neurological
disorder characterized by spongy degeneration of the brain (in which the
white matter is replaced by ... more about Canavan disease.
Canavan disease: Rare genetic degenerative brain disease in infants.
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that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return.
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Prognosis for Canavan disease
Prognosis for Canavan disease:
Poor. Degenerative. Typically death before age 10.
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Article Excerpts about Canavan disease
Canavan disease is a rare, inherited, neurological
disorder characterized by spongy degeneration of the brain (in which the
white matter is replaced by microscopic fluid-filled spaces).
It is caused
by a deficiency of an enzyme called aspartoacylase. Canavan disease is one
of a group of genetic disorders called the leukodystrophies that affect
growth of the myelin sheath of the nerve fibers in the brain. The myelin
sheath is the fatty covering surrounding nerve cells that acts as an
insulator.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Canavan Disease Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Canavan disease:
Canavan disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Canavan disease, or a subtype of Canavan disease,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Canavan disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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