{"id":6452,"date":"2018-08-27T16:00:17","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T10:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.gomedii.com\/?p=6452"},"modified":"2021-01-14T12:30:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T07:00:28","slug":"niemann-pick-disease-symptoms-types-and-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gomedii.com\/blogs\/english\/health-a2z\/niemann-pick-disease-symptoms-types-and-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Niemann\u2013Pick Disease: Symptoms, Types and Treatment of This Fatal Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"

Niemann\u2013Pick Disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder that arises from an accumulation of lipids in the liver<\/a>, brain, and spleen. Lipids is another term used to denote rigid fats in the body. This ailment can affect a person in a multiple and distinctive manner as there are several kinds of classification that this disease possesses.<\/p>\n

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The after effects of this diseases is highly uncertain and typical as it is an inherited disease caused by mutations. The Niemann\u2013Pick Disease prognosis is extremely typical and complicated as the chronicity increases with the due time.<\/p>\n

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What is Niemann-Pick<\/strong> Disease?<\/h2>\n

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This ailment is classified as a rare and inherited disease which generally affects the bone marrow, spleen, brain<\/a> or liver of the body. Critically, the Niemann-pick disease is a mutation disorder that affects the lipid metabolism, this dysfunction leads to excessive lipid storage in various parts of the body.<\/p>\n

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This disease is easily recognized through the enlargement of the organs due to the lipid storage deformity which was mentioned earlier. This particular disease is an umbrella for multiple conditions that makes it categorized into four major kinds, although this there are few more types, there are very fewer pieces of evidence that shows their occurrence. Follow to learn more about the major Niemann-Pick disease types.<\/p>\n

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1. Type A<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Sphingomyelinase is an enzyme that goes missing and leads to this condition. The body tends to lose the capability to metabolize fat that consequently causes harmful effects on the body like organ enlargement and further symptoms.<\/p>\n

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2<\/strong>. Type B<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This condition is highly similar to the Type A only. However, the type A and type B are rooted as same conditions with name Type 1. The only difference between type A and type B is that the former occurs in the age of childhood<\/a> whereas the latter affects the infants generally.<\/p>\n

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3. Type C<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Niemann-Pick disease Type C is quite different in case of occurrence as compared with the aforementioned classifications. This condition leads to deposition of the lipid or cholesterol<\/a> in the liver, spleen or lung whereas the brain gets affected eventually.<\/p>\n

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4. Type E<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This is the rarest kind, which leads to several neurological and psychological disorders. Generally, swelling is found in the nervous system of the body whilst the organs are affected similarly with other conditions.<\/p>\n

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What are the Niemann-Pick<\/strong> Disease Symptoms?<\/h2>\n

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The signs and symptoms of this ailment are generally and thoroughly visible right after few weeks or days of the occurrence of the disease. However, the symptoms may vary from one person to another as a different person can be affected by the different type of the disease. There are few similar and common symptoms that are encountered by every person who gets affected by this disease are enlisted below.<\/p>\n