A rare condition called septo-optic dysplasia (SOD) or de morsier syndrome affects how several sections of your brain develop. The dysfunction of your vision, hormones, muscles, learning, and many other brain functions can be influenced by these afflicted areas of the brain. Congenital disorders are ones that are present from birth, even if symptoms may not appear until much later in life. De Morsier syndrome is a different te  Read More

Niemann-Pick disease (NPD) is a group of rare inherited disorders of fat metabolism. At least five types of Niemann-Pick disease have been identified (NPD types A, B, C, D, and E). Symptoms of types A and B occur as a result of a deficiency of the enzyme acid sphingomyelinase (ASM), which is needed to break down sphingomyelin, a fatty substance found mostly in the brain and nervous system. This deficiency results in abnormal accumulation of ex  Read More