{"id":216,"date":"2013-04-27T15:08:38","date_gmt":"2013-04-27T09:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthool.com\/?p=216"},"modified":"2022-01-12T13:06:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T07:36:03","slug":"tay-sachs-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthool.com\/tay-sachs-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Tay-Sachs Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is Tay-Sachs disease?<\/h2>\n

This is a neurodegenerative disorder that is rare. It is categorized as a lysosomal storage disease. In the cells of your digestive system, the lysosomones are the main digestive unit and in these there are enzymes that help to digest or break down nutrients such as fats and certain complex carbohydrates. There are three forms of this medical condition, which are infantile, juvenile, and adult. In the United States there are approximately sixteen cases of this disease each year.<\/p>\n

Symptoms<\/h2>\n

As there are three forms of this disease, each has their own set of symptoms.<\/p>\n

Infantile symptoms<\/h3>\n

These symptoms start to appear in the first three to six months of the child\u2019s life and include:<\/p>\n