The Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses (Batten Disease)

The definitive text on the Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses
An updated, comprehensive volume on this devastating group of disorders
Provides valuable advice on diagnosis, care, and new treatments
Written by international authorities in the field

The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses are an extremely rare group of inherited neurodegenerative diseases that primarily affect children. Core symptoms of these conditions typically include epilepsy, cognitive decline and visual failure. These diseases are so rare that professionals who come into contact with them need a consultative reference work that enables them to become expert, or identify who to contact for more details.
Fully updated and revised, this second edition continues to be the definitive volume on this devastating group of disorders. Written by an international collection of authorities in the field, it provides invaluable advice on their diagnosis, patient care, and new treatments that are available.
This new edition of the definitive reference text on the neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses will prove useful for clinicians, family physicians, research scientists, diagnostic laboratories, families affected by the disease as well as by workers in industry planning translational research.

Readership: This book is relevant to all neurologists and paediatric neurologists, and will also be of interest to geneticists, clinical biochemists, pathologists, neuropathologists, basic scientitists, professional support workers (social scientists, nurses, teachers), and workers in industry planning translational research.