Alpers Syndrome
Alpers Syndrome: Introduction
Alpers Syndrome:
Alpers'
disease is a rare, progressive neurodegenerative disease of the brain that
occurs in infants and children.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Alpers' Disease Information Page: NINDS)
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Alpers Syndrome: A rare syndrome characterized by liver disease, seizures and progressive, episodic psychomotor retardation.
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causes, and treatments of Alpers Syndrome is available below.
Symptoms of Alpers Syndrome
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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Misdiagnosis and Alpers Syndrome
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from sudden inability to speak.
This was initially misdiagnosed as a ...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions,
such as a stroke...read more »
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked.
This is particularly true of mild...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or dementia (such as ...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return.
A variety of symptoms can occur in post-concussion syndrome and these...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the...read more »
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Hepatitis C is called a silent epidemic because many people are unaware they carry this virus of the liver. But experts say hepatitis C is a public...
Allen Willner was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease early in the disease process. With medication and the care of his wife, he's slowing the...
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Prognosis for Alpers Syndrome
Prognosis for Alpers Syndrome:
death from months to 15 years after diagnosis
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Article Excerpts about Alpers Syndrome
Alpers'
disease is a rare, progressive neurodegenerative disease of the brain that
occurs in infants and children.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Alpers' Disease Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Alpers Syndrome:
Alpers Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Alpers Syndrome, or a subtype of Alpers Syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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