Open AccessCanavan Disease: Clinical and laboratory profile from Southern part of India
Author(s) -
Vykuntaraju K Gowda,
Narmadham K Bharathi,
Jamunashree Bettaiah,
Maya Bhat,
Sanjay K Shivappa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/aian.aian_386_20
Subject(s) - medicine , macrocephaly , pediatrics , hyperintensity , leukodystrophy , urinary system , magnetic resonance imaging , presentation (obstetrics) , microcephaly , population , disease , pathology , radiology , environmental health
Canavan disease (CD) is an autosomal recessively inherited leukodystrophy. It affects one in 6,400 to 13,500 people in the Jewish population. However, prevalence and presentation of the disease in India is largely unknown; hence, we are reporting this series.