lafora disease

Lafora disease is a fatal autosomal recessive, genetic disorder characterized by the presence of inclusion bodies, known as Lafora bodies, within the cytoplasm of the cells in the heart, liver, muscle, and skin. Lafora disease is also a neurodegenerative disease that causes impairment in the development of cerebral cortical neurons and is a glycogen metabolism disorder.

Lafora disease, is a rare, adult-onset recessive neurodegenerative disease, which results in myoclonus epilepsy and usually results ...