children s health issues
Tay Sachs Disease and Sandhoff Disease
Sandhoff disease
This disease is very similar to Tay-Sachs disease. However, unlike Tay-Sachs disease, Sandhoff disease is not associated with any specific ethnicities. Beginning at 6 months of age, children become progressively intellectually disabled and blindness develops. Sounds may seem abnormally loud (a condition called hyperacusis). Children also have an enlarged liver and bone problems. Diagnosis of Sandhoff disease is the same as for Tay-Sachs disease. The disease cannot be treated or cured. 