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Krabbe's disease
Other Names:
Infantile sclerosis
Acute infantile diffuse sclerosis
Nature:
Krabbe's disease is an error in the genes that does not allow for proper nerve development in the brain. This is a terminal illness. Without proper brain functioning the body begins to shut down.
Broader Problems:
Acute illnesses
Multiple sclerosis
Cerebral leukodystrophy
Congenital disorders of lipid metabolism
Scleroderma
Aggravates:
Intellectual disability in children
Subject(s):
Medicine
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Pathology
Medicine
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Muscular system
Society
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Infants
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems
Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST