Canavan disease is a very rare disease and is a genetic disorder that affects your brain. If it happens in small children, it can be quite serious and dangerous, but if it happens to children during adolescence, it can cause the development of children to slow down a bit.

Due to lack of essential brain chemicals, the brain becomes spongy and is not able to function properly. Their symptoms increase as time progresses. Although this disease is quite rare.

But still, if you see signs of this in your child then you should not ignore it. Let us know about this disease.

Different types of Canavan disease

There are two types of Canavan’s disease and it occurs either in children after birth or in their youth. It includes two types: infantile and juvenile.
Infantile: This type is more common and also more dangerous. This happens in infants. After this, children die very quickly.
Juvenile: This is slightly less common. Children do not die due to this. Only there is hindrance in development.

Who is most at risk of this disease?

Although anyone can get this disease, people from Poland, Lithuania and Western Russia have a slightly higher risk of getting it.

symptoms

The muscle tone of the child starts becoming quite abnormal. It seems as if his/her muscles are very stiff and very weak.
The size of the baby’s head seems abnormal or it keeps growing too much and not being able to control it.
There is hindrance in the development of the child like he/she is not able to walk at the right time or is not able to remember things etc.
Feeling difficulty in eating or swallowing.
The child is unable to develop the skills to control the movement of muscles.
Remaining very quiet and the child not being interested in anything.
Many times, by the time a child is 10 years old, his/her hearing or vision starts deteriorating to a great extent.

Reason

This disease is a genetic disorder. This means that there is no reason for it, but it can come to the child only because of the parents or any family member. Patients with this disease do not have an enzyme called ASPA, due to which their brain is unable to break N-acetyl aspartate and this element starts accumulating in the brain. Due to this, the myelin of the brain gets damaged and then the brain is not able to function properly.

Treatment

There is no cure for this disease but doctors can make the child’s life a little more comfortable and control its symptoms. For example, feeding tubes can be used to provide nutritious food to the child. Doctors can give some medicines to control seizures. Some physical therapies can also be used to improve posture etc. Further symptoms and treatment methods can be determined through genetic testing.
Disclaimer: This article is for general information only. It cannot in any way be a substitute for any medicine or treatment. Always consult your doctor for more information.

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Genetic Canavan disease hinders brain development, find out about it by looking at these symptoms in children.

Different types of Canavan disease

Who is most at risk of this disease?

symptoms

Reason

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