found: Work cat.: Schwartz, E. Lesssons from Jacob, c2006:p. 29 (Canavan disease is a rare, inherited, fatal neurodegenerative disorder ... one of a group of disorders called leukodystrophies)
found: Jacob's Ladder (Cdn. Fdtn. for the Control of Neurodegenerative Disease) web page, Nov. 27, 2006(Canavan disease)
found: Nat'l Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke web page, Nov. 27, 2006(Canavan disease)
found: United Leukodystrophy Foundation web page, Nov. 27, 2006(less common clinical names of Canavan Disease include: Aspartoacylase Deficiency, Spongy Degeneration of the Brain, van Bogaert-Bertrand Spongy Degeneration of the Brain)
found: MeSH, Nov. 27, 2006(Canavan Disease: Scope note: A rare neurodegenerative condition of infancy or childhood characterized by white matter vacuolization and demeylination that gives rise to a spongy appearance. Aspartoacylase deficiency leads to an accumulation of N-acetylaspartate in astrocytes ... Previous indexing: Cerebral Sclerosis, Diffuse (1981-93), Demyelinating Diseases (1967-93))
