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AI InsightWe reported three patients with psychomotor developmental delay, hypotonia and macrocephaly, who was diagnosed as Canavan disease after the investigations.
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Abstract
Canavan disease, is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by decreased function of the enzyme aspartoacylase. The clinical symptoms include macrocephaly, hypotonia, developmental delay, seizures, optic atrophy and dystonia. We reported three patients with psychomotor developmental delay, hypotonia and macrocephaly, who was diagnosed as Canavan disease after the investigations.
Özet
Canavan hastalığı, aspartoaçilaz enziminin yetersiz fonksiyon göstermesine bağlı olarak gelişen otozomal resesif bir hastalıktır. Makrosefali, hipotoni, gelişme geriliği, nöbetler, optik atrofi ve distoni gibi klinik bulgular eşlik edebilmektedir. Psikomotor gelişme geriliği, hipotoni ve makrosefalisi olan, yapılan tetkikleri sonucunda Canavan hastalığı tanısı alan 3 hastayı sunduk.