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Krabbe Disease
Alternate Names : Galactosylcereamidase Deficiency, Galactosylcerebrosidase Deficiency, Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy
Krabbe Disease Prevention
Genetic counseling is recommended for prospective parents with a family history of Krabbe disease. Whether you are a carrier for the disease can be determined by testing your white blood cells or skin cells for decreased galactocerebroside beta-galactosidase levels. Prenatal diagnosis is possible by measuring galactocerebroside beta-galactosidase levels in cultured amniotic fluid cells or from cultured chorionic villi cells.
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• Definition
• Krabbe Disease Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Krabbe Disease Symptoms & Signs
• Krabbe Disease Prevention
• Krabbe Disease Diagnosis & Tests
• Krabbe Disease Treatment
• Krabbe Disease Prognosis
• Krabbe Disease Complications
• Krabbe Disease Support Groups
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Failure to Thrive
Tests & Exams
• CSF Total Protein
• CT Scan
• MRI of the Head
• Nerve Conduction Velocity
Other Topics
• Abnormal Posturing
• Amniotic Fluid
• Autosomal Recessive
• Blindness
• Central Nervous System
• Consciousness - Decreased
• Enzyme
• Genetic Counseling and Prenatal Diagnosis
• Hearing Loss
• Movement - Uncoordinated
• Muscle Cramps
• Myelin
• Opisthotonos
• Retina
• Seizures
• Vision Problems
Review Date : 8/6/2003
Reviewed By : Douglas R. Stewart, M.D., Division of Medical Genetics, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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