tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424255638293718915.post9129364789182161481..comments2024-03-18T01:10:51.745-05:00Comments on neuropathology blog: Amaurotic Family Idiocy: A Brief History of Tay-Sachs DiseaseBrian E. Moore, MD, MEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17503916201692804693noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424255638293718915.post-17340835614669703662014-10-27T05:21:32.610-05:002014-10-27T05:21:32.610-05:00I nursed a baby girl, 18 months old, with this con...I nursed a baby girl, 18 months old, with this condition 55 years ago in New Zealand.The main diagnostic tool was the red spot on the fundus of the eye This wee soul was unconscious and fitting when she came to hospital.She died within a short time. Her parents were certain there was no Jewish family connection,and so the mystery remained as the doctors were adamant it was a Jewish disease .That was then,of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424255638293718915.post-32077020847020757172009-03-13T12:25:00.000-05:002009-03-13T12:25:00.000-05:00Wow, that's pretty interesting. I didn't know the...Wow, that's pretty interesting. I didn't know the history behind how the condition came to be recognized and characterized.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424255638293718915.post-30262670158415896132009-03-09T20:00:00.000-05:002009-03-09T20:00:00.000-05:00What was a concern to start writing this article? ...What was a concern to start writing this article? Science, of course, I believe.pohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116512658840832030noreply@blogger.com