Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy / Disease

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Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy

Synonyms of Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy

INAD
Seitelberger Disease

Disorder Subdivisions

Prenatal or Connatal Neuroaxonal Dystrophy

General Discussion
Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy (INAD) is an extremely rare, inherited degenerative disorder of the nervous system characterized by abnormalities of nerve endings (axon terminals) within the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) and outside the central nervous system (peripheral nerves). In most cases, infants and children with INAD appear to develop normally until approximately 14 to 18 months of age, when they may begin to experience progressively increased difficulties in walking. In other cases, symptoms may begin at approximately six to eight months of age, at which time infants may experience delays or an arrest in the acquisition of skills requiring the coordination of mental and physical activities (delayed psychomotor development).
The symptoms and physical characteristics associated with infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy are the result of swelling and degeneration of nerve endings (dystrophic axonal swellings or spheroids) within and without areas of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system). In most cases, INAD is inherited as an autosomal recessive genetic trait.

Organizations related to Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy

MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay WI 54301-1243
Phone #: 920-336-5333
800 #: 877-336-5333
e-mail: mums@netnet.net
Home page: http://www.netnet.net/mums/
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains NY 10605
Phone #: 914-428-7100
800 #: 888-663-4637
e-mail: Askus@marchofdimes.com
Home page: http://www.marchofdimes.com
NIH/National Eye Institute
Building 31 Rm 6A32
Bethesda MD 20892-2510
Phone #: 301-496-5248
800 #: --
e-mail: 2020@nei.nih.gov
Home page: http://www.nei.nih.gov/
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
31 Center Drive
Bethesda MD 20892-2540
Phone #: 301-496-5751
800 #: 800-352-9424
e-mail: braininfo@ninds.nih.gov
Home page: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
United Leukodystrophy Foundation
2304 Highland Drive
Sycamore IL 60178
Phone #: 815-895-3211
800 #: 800-728-5483
e-mail: office@ulf.org
Home page: http://www.ulf.org/

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