Krabbe disease, an inherited disorder resulting in progressive damage to the nervous system, is caused by a deficiency in the enzyme galactocerebrosidase, abbreviated GALC. Galactocerebrosidase is necessary for normal growth and development of...
Krabbe disease--also referred to as globoid cell leukodystrophy--is an inherited medical condition that causes degeneration of the central nervous system. Patients with this condition have insufficient levels of a particular enzyme called...
Krabbe disease, also known as globoid cell leukodystrophy, is a rare genetic disorder caused by a deficiency of an enzyme known as galactocerebrosidase. MayoClinic.com reports that this enzyme is essential for the maintenance of myelin, a fatty...
Krabbe's disease is a rare disorder; it happens only once out of every 100,000 births. But it is also a fatal disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started a program in 2005 called the Newborn Screening Translation Research...
The optic nerve is important because it has the job of sending visual information from the eyes to the brain. And yet, there are several disorders that can cause damage to this nerve for various reasons. Some hereditary diseases can damage the...
The University of Connecticut Health Center states that almost everyone experiences atrophy of the brain, also called cerebral atrophy. Atrophy of the brain changes the structuring of the brain, specifically an enlargement of the sulci which are...
Some of nerves have a protective covering around them called myelin. Myelin is important as it increases the speed of the signals that your nerves send. Therefore, diseases that destroy the myelin sheath or interferes with its metabolism will...
Demyelinating diseases are medical conditions that damage the myelin sheath that protects the brain, spinal cord and other parts of the central and peripheral nervous systems. These diseases can cause progressive neurological difficulties, which...
