Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease

Introduction: Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease

Description of Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease

Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease (medical condition): Genetic disease affecting nerve and muscle control.

See also:

Infantile Refsum Disease:
  »Introduction: Infantile Refsum Disease
  »Symptoms of Infantile Refsum Disease
  »Treatments for Infantile Refsum Disease

Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease as a Disease

Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease: Another name for Infantile Refsum Disease (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Infantile Refsum Disease
  »Symptoms of Infantile Refsum Disease
  »Treatments for Infantile Refsum Disease

Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease: Related Diseases

Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease: Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Leukodystrophy
• Refsum Disease
• Muscle conditions
• Brain conditions
• Genetic Disease

Symptoms of Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease (Infantile Refsum Disease)

Some of the symptoms of Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease incude:

• Visual impairments
• Retinitis pigmentosa
• Nystagmus (involuntary jerky eye movements)
• Hearing impairments
• Hypotonia (decreased muscle tone)

See full list of 11 symptoms of Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease (Infantile Refsum Disease)

Treatments for Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease (Infantile Refsum Disease)

Treatments for Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease (Infantile Refsum Disease) include:

• Symptomatic and supportive

Read more about treatments for Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease

Treatment of Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease: For more treatment information about Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease, see treatment of Infantile Refsum Disease (Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease)

Infantile Phytanic Acid Storage Disease: Article Excerpts about Infantile Refsum Disease

Infantile Refsum disease is a disorder characterized by the reduction or absence of peroxisomes (cell structures that rid the body of toxic substances) in the body and by the accumulation of phytanic acid in blood plasma and tissue. Infantile Refsum disease is one of a group of genetic disorders called the leukodystrophies that affect growth of the myelin sheath, the fatty covering -- which acts as an insulator -- on nerve fibers in the brain. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Infantile Refsum Disease Information Page: NINDS)

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