Tay-Sachs Disease

WHAT IT IS
A baby with Tay-Sachs disease is born without a important enzymes, which is called Hex A. Without Hex A , it effects the brain, they hurt the baby's sight, hearing, movement, and mental development. It is a life threatening disease of the nervous system passing down through families .

Tay-Sachs is an inherited disease that is caused by a lack of an enzyme needed to break down a glycolipid abundant in nerve cells.

scientific history/ brett

• Warren Tay discovered the disease in
• 1843-1927 the patient was Benard Sachs.

signs and symptoms

• muscle tone
• lack or energy
• exaggerated response to sudden noises
• loss of motor skills , such as a ability to move easy. 

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Managment

• Life Expectancy- With this disease you will
• only live for about 18 months 
• Treatment- There is no treatment for this 
• disease but you can stop the seizures with 
• medicine but not the other symptoms

diagnosis

• One way tay sachs is diagnosed is by 
• looking in the patients eye to see if they 
• have cherry red spots in there eye.
• The doctor will also take a blood test to
• measure the body's level of hex A.

This is what a child would look like with Tay-Sachs.