NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE

Course overview

THE MANAGEMENT OF NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE AND NEW APPROACHES HAVE BEEN RECENTLY INTRODUCED. TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL OUTCOMES, THE BASIC AND CLINICAL ASPECTS OF NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE MUST BE CLEARLY DEFINED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE AND FOCUSES ON THE EVALUATION, MANAGEMENT, AND COMPLICATIONS OF THE DISEASE, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN FOSTERING THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOMES TO PATIENTS WITH NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE.