Meanings of fatal neurodegenerative in English

The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses are fatal neurodegenerative disorders in which the visual system is affected early in disease progression.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder in humans and the main cause of dementia in aging societies.

Scientists have used gene therapy to halt the progression of adrenoleukodystrophy, a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by a single defective gene, in two seven-year-old boys.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the progressive loss of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord.

A better understanding of the etiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is needed to develop effective therapies for the treatment of this fatal neurodegenerative disease.