Tay-Sachs Disease

Tay–Sachs

It causes a liberalworsening of nerve cells and of mental and physical aptitudes that instigates around six months of age and frequently results in death by the age of four.

Symptoms

Tay–Sachs disease is characteristically first observed in infants around 6 months old showing an unusually strong reply to abrupt noises or other incentive, known as the startle retort.

Diagnose

With any age of onset, the early testing includes an enzyme examine to measure the movement of hexosaminidase in serum, fibroblasts or leukocytes.

Treatment

There is presently no cure or treatment for Tay–Sachs disease. Even with the finest care, children with infantile Tay–Sachs disease die by the age of 4.