The prognosis for children with Alpers' disease is poor. Affected individuals typically die within the first decade of life, but in some cases of rapid progression, death can occur in as little as a few months after symptoms become apparent.
Children with Alpers' disease usually develop symptoms between the ages of three months and five years old. Initially, the first symptom early in life is seizures (convulsions). These children tend to be hypotonic.
Alpers' disease is an early-onset, progressive neurological degenerative disease that severely affects the brain and liver.
Alpers' disease is a rare disorder. Due to complications related to the diagnosis of Alpers' disease, it is difficult to estimate how often it occurs in the population. Both genders are affected with equal frequency.
Children born with Krabbe's disease die in infancy.
Diagnosis is the identification of a disease. Prognosis is a prediction about the course of the disease.
Prognosis Pro = prior or before Gnosis = knowledge
a prognosis is the result after treating the disease
Jonathan Alpers's birth name is Jonathan Lawrence Alpers.
The prognosis for most people with Raynaud's disease is very good
There is no cure for Alpers'disease. Also, there is currently no treatment that will slow the progression of the disease. Therefore, treatment is aimed at symptoms such as the seizures.
Overall, prognosis is very good. Most infants with Hirschsprung's disease achieve good bowel control after surgery, but a small percentage of children may have lingering problems with soilage or constipation.
Friedrich Alpers was born in 1901.