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==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
*Canavan disease was first described in 1931 by an American neuropathologist, [[Myrtelle Canavan]].<ref name="Canavan1931">{{cite journal|last1=Canavan|first1=Myrtelle M.|title=SCHILDER'S ENCEPHALITIS PERIAXIALIS DIFFUSA|journal=Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry|volume=25|issue=2|year=1931|pages=299|issn=0096-6754|doi=10.1001/archneurpsyc.1931.02230020085005}}</ref> | |||
*She wrote a case-study in 1931 of a child who died at sixteen-month of age and was found to have degenerative changes of the central nervous system.<ref name="Canavan1931">{{cite journal|last1=Canavan|first1=Myrtelle M.|title=SCHILDER'S ENCEPHALITIS PERIAXIALIS DIFFUSA|journal=Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry|volume=25|issue=2|year=1931|pages=299|issn=0096-6754|doi=10.1001/archneurpsyc.1931.02230020085005}}</ref> | |||
*The disease was later named after [[Myrtelle Canavan]]. | |||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
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| Canavan disease | |
| ICD-9 | 330.0 |
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| OMIM | 271900 |
| DiseasesDB | 29780 |
| MedlinePlus | 001586 |
Overview
Historical Perspective
- Canavan disease was first described in 1931 by an American neuropathologist, Myrtelle Canavan.[1]
- She wrote a case-study in 1931 of a child who died at sixteen-month of age and was found to have degenerative changes of the central nervous system.[1]
- The disease was later named after Myrtelle Canavan.
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Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis
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External links
- Information on the disorder from the National Institute of Neurological Disorder and Stroke
- Cell & Gene Therapy Center at UMDNJ
- Beat Canavan Disease - A web site dedicated to raising funds to save a Canavan baby's life
- Canavan Research Illinois - A public charity devoted to curing Canavan disease
- Canavan Research - A foundation devoted to curing Canavan disease
- Jacob's Cure - A non-profit organization dedicated to raising money for Canavan disease research