An illustrated transverse section of the brain of a patient suffering from neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL). This inherited neurological disorder appears during infancy and is characterized based on the age of disease onset. Genetic mutations prevent
An illustrated transverse section of the brain of a patient suffering from neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL). This inherited neurological disorder appears during infancy and is characterized based on the age of disease onset. Genetic mutations prevent proteins from being broken down and accumulate into fatty substances known as lipopigments. The brain begins to atrophy during progressive death of brain cells, with affected brains displaying enlarged sulci and dilated ventricles, along with periventricular white matter lesions.
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