Question: 1. Lana S. seemed to be a healthy newborn. In fact, she seemed to be hitting developmental milestones ahead of schedule, trying to lift

1. Lana S. seemed to be a healthy newborn. In fact, she 

1. Lana S. seemed to be a healthy newborn. In fact, she seemed to be hitting developmental milestones ahead of schedule, trying to lift her head up at only 3 weeks. But then she rapidly lost skills. Her head flopped, she stopped trying to turn over, and her arms and legs became spastic. When she no longer made eye contact, her anxious parents took her to the pediatrician. She referred the family to a pediatric neurologist, who was puzzled. "She has all the symptoms of Canavan disease, but that can't be. You're not Jewish." Explain how the neurologist was incorrect.

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