Sanfilippo syndrome (redirected from San filippo syndrome)

Sanfilippo syndrome

Alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase deficiency, mucopolysaccharidosis type III A common AR Tay-Sachs-like disease of late infant onset Clinical Coarse facies, ↓ mental development progressing to severe retardation, stiff joints, gait disturbances, speech disturbances, behavioral problems,↑ startle reflex, early blindness, doll-like facies, mental and physical deterioration, cherry red spots on retina, macrocephaly; cornea is clear; survival is longer than with Tay-Sachs, often to age 20+. See Hurler syndrome, Mucopolysaccharidosis.