CANAVANS DISEASE

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• Canavan disease is an autosomal recessive degenerative disorder that causes progressive damage to nerve cells in the brain.

SYMPTOMS

• Symptoms of Canavan disease, which appear in early infancy usually between the first three to six months of age. Canavan disease then progresses rapidly from that stage, the following may include intellectual disability, loss of previously acquired motor skills, feeding difficulties, abnormal muscle tone, poor head control, and megalocephaly. Paralysis, blindness, or seizures may also occur.

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• There is no cure for Canavan disease, nor is there a standard course of treatment.