10 Causes of Nystagmus
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Cause #10: Canavan Disease
Canavan disease is a hereditary condition that causes degeneration and progressive damage to nerve cells in the brain. It is one of the commonest degenerative diseases that affect the brains of infants. Symptoms of the Canavan disease usually appear during early infancy ranging from three to six months.
The disease then progresses rapidly with intellectual disability, abnormal muscle tone, feeding difficulties, loss of motor skills, megalencephaly, paralysis, blindness, nystagmus, and seizures. Treatment for Canavan disease is symptomatic and supportive.
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