Tay Sachs

Tay Sachs: Introduction

Tay Sachs: Rare genetic disease leading to fatty deposits in the brain. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Tay Sachs is available below.

Symptoms of Tay Sachs

• Loss of learned skills
• Loss of smiling
• Loss of crawling
• Loss of grabbing
• Loss of rolling over
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 12 symptoms of Tay Sachs

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Tay Sachs:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Related Home Testing:
  • ADHD -- Home Tests
  • Drug Screening Kits
• more tests...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Tay Sachs

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Tay Sachs

• Eye exam
• Prenatal genetic testing
• Blastomere analysis before implantation (BABI) - in vitro fertilization test for various genetic conditions (under research); also called "preimplantation diagnosis".
• more tests...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Tay Sachs?

• Misdiagnosis of Tay Sachs

Tay Sachs: Self Assessment Tools

• Stroke -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Tay Sachs: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Tay Sachs:

• Stroke
• Brain
• more product offers...»

Tay Sachs: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
  • Adult ADHD -- Undiagnosed - ADHD can be undiagnosed in adults.
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Tay Sachs

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical...read more »

Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms of severe brain injury are hard to miss, it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a mild concussion diagnosis. The condition goes by the...read more »

MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked. This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), for which the...read more »

Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed. It may be misdiagnosed...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...read more »

Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in...read more »

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Tay Sachs: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Neurosurgeon)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Neurodevelopment Disabilities
  • Neurosurgery (Brain Surgery)
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (Nerve/Muscle/Bone Specialists)
  • Neuroradiology
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Neuropathology
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
• Stroke & Vascular Specialists:
  • Vascular Neurology (Brain Blood Vessels)
  • Vascular & Interventional Radiology
  • Vascular Surgery (Blood Vessel Surgeon)
  • Neuropathology (Brain Diagnostics)
• Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
  • Geriatric Medicine (Senior Health Specialist)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Senior Mental Health)
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

• Rate Your Doctor Online
• Research Your Doctor Online
• Review Patient Surveys About Your Doctor
• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Tay Sachs: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
  • Adult ADHD -- Rare Types
  • ADHD -- Rare Types
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Rare Types
  • Migraine -- Rare Types
  • Concentration Disorders -- Rare Types
  • Stroke -- Rare Types
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
  • Schizophrenia -- Rare Types
  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Tay Sachs

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Treatments for Tay Sachs

• Symptomatic and supportive
• more treatments...»

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News Archives for Tay Sachs

Medical news articles related to Tay Sachs include:

• Gene Variant Tied to Schizophrenia
• Gene Variant Allies Autism, Gastrointestinal Woes
• Gene Variant Tied to Severity of Drinking
• Gene Variant May Hike Women's Risk of Alzheimer's
• Genetic Variants Tied to Obesity
• Gene Variant May Predispose Some to Anxiety
• Gene Variant May Decide Who Smokes and for How Long
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Tay Sachs

Medical research articles related to Tay Sachs include:

• Inherited Metabolic Disorders (Overview)
• Tay-Sachs Disease
• Beta Hex Deficiency
• Guidelines for genetic testing of healthy children
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Videos for Tay Sachs

Patient Surveys for Tay Sachs

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Tay Sachs
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Prognosis for Tay Sachs

Prognosis for Tay Sachs: Poor. Infants usually die by age 5.

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Reseach about Tay Sachs

Visit our research pages for current research about Tay Sachs treatments.

Tay Sachs: Broader Related Topics

• Brain conditions
• Genetic Disease
• Autosomal Genetic Diseases
• Autosomal Recessive Genetic Diseases
• Recessive Genetic Diseases
• Carrier conditions
• more types...»

Types of Tay Sachs

Types of Tay Sachs

• Sandhoff Disease
• more types...»

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Stories from Users Related to Tay Sachs

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• Ab Pain for 3+ yrs
• ab mass

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User Interactive Forums

Read about other experiences, ask a question about Tay Sachs, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:

• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
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