Menkes+Disease

Menkes syndrome is a disorder that affects copper levels in the body. sparse, kinky hair; failure to gain weight and grow at the expected rate (failure to thrive); and deterioration of the nervous system.
 * It is characterized by...

Additional signs and symptoms include weak muscle tone (hypotonia), sagging facial features, seizures, developmental delay, and intellectual disability.

Children with Menkes syndrome typically begin to develop symptoms during infancy and often do not live past age 3.