Question

The parents of a child diagnosed with Tay-Sachs inquire about progression of the disorder. Which statement by the nurse is accurate

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is The child will experince decreased muscular and neurologic functioning until death occurs.

Explanation:

Tay-Sachs disease is a rare degenerative disease that affects the brain and central nervous system and is hereditary, autosomal recessive (more common in descendants of Hebrews).

It is one of the diseases by lysosomal deposition. Individuals who suffer from it are unable to produce a lysosomal enzyme called hexosaminidase-A that participates in the degradation of gangliosides, a type of sphingolipid, that accumulate and degenerate to the central nervous system. It is included within lipidosis or lipid storage diseases.