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Are Statin Drugs Causing Motor Neuron Diseases?
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLS) refers to a group of rare, inherited disorders of the nerve cells.
There are three main types of NCLS:
- Adult (Kufs' or Parry's disease)
- Juvenile (Batten disease)
- Late infantile (Jansky-Bielschowsky)
Alternative Names
Lipofuscinoses; Batten disease; Jansky-Bielschowsky; Kufs' disease; Spielmeyer-Vogt
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
NCLS is a type of neurodegenerative disorder. It involves the buildup of an abnormal material called lipofuscin in the...
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