A 2-year-old boy in Rensselaer, Leo Cruz, is one of the only people in our entire area suffering from a rare brain condition. It’s called lissencephaly.
It impacts Leo’s development, movement and the ability to eat.
The rare brain disorder is also known as smooth brain. It’s caused by a genetic abnormality. Babies diagnosed with it lack the folds in their brains, which interferes with their development, their ability to move or to eat…