Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis

Introduction: Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis

Description of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis

Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (medical condition): Rare childhood genetic degenerative nerve system disease. See also Batten Disease:
  »Introduction: Batten Disease
  »Symptoms of Batten Disease
  »Treatments for Batten Disease

Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis: a group of diseases characterized by accumulation of abnormal pigments in tissue (previously classified as cerebral sphingolipidoses). Major subtypes include chronic juvenile form (Batten disease), slowly progressive behavior and visual symptoms, autosomal recessive inheritance; acute, late infantile form (Bielschowsky disease); autosomal recessive inheritance; chronic adult form (Kufs disease), variable inheritance; acute infantile form (Santavuori-Haltia disease), fulminating motor and mental deterioration often associated with myoclonic seizures. Minor forms have also been described.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis: inherited degenerative disease characterized by neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions which stain positively for ceroid and lipofuscin.
Source: CRISP

Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis as a Disease

Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis: Another name for Batten Disease (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Batten Disease
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  »Treatments for Batten Disease

Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis: Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Genetic Disease

Symptoms of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (Batten Disease)

Some of the symptoms of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis incude:

• Personality changes
• Behavior changes
• Slow learning
• Clumsiness
• Stumbling

See full list of 7 symptoms of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (Batten Disease)

Treatments for Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (Batten Disease)

Treatments for Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (Batten Disease) include:

• Supportive and symptomatic treatments
• Anticonvulsants - for seizures
• Physical therapy
• Occupational therapy

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Treatment of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis: For more treatment information about Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, see treatment of Batten Disease (Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis)

Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis: Article Excerpts about Batten Disease

Batten disease is a fatal, inherited disorder of the nervous system that begins in childhood. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Batten Disease Information Page: NINDS)

Terms associated with Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis:

Broader terms for Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis

• inborn lipid storage disorder
• mental retardation

Source - CRISP

The term Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis can be used for:

• amaurotic familial idiocy
• Batten disease
• hereditary ceroid lipofuscinosis
• Kufs disease
• Vogt Spielmeyer disease

Source: CRISP

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