METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY

Course overview

METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY IS A RARE LYSOSOMAL STORAGE DISEASE CAUSED DUE TO DEFICIENT ACTIVITY OF ARYLSULFATASE A. IT FOLLOWS AN AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE PATTERN OF INHERITANCE. IT IS A SERIOUS CONDITION AND CAUSES DEATH WITHIN 5-6 YEARS IN EARLY-ONSET FORM. PROMPT DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT HEL IN ACHIEVING A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE ETIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING THE PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.