Prognosis of Alpers Syndrome

Prognosis of Alpers Syndrome: death from months to 15 years after diagnosis ...see also Overview of Alpers Syndrome

Prognosis for Alpers Syndrome: The prognosis for individuals with Alpers' disease is poor. Those with the disease usually die within their first decade of life. Liver failure is usually the cause of death, although cardiorespiratory failure may also occur. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Alpers' Disease Information Page: NINDS) ...see also Overview of Alpers Syndrome

Complications:

Complications of Alpers Syndrome may include:

• Optic atrophy
• Blindness
• Liver failure
• Cardiorespiratory failure (see Respiratory symptoms)
• more complications...»

Complications of Alpers Syndrome from the Diseases Database include:

• Chronic brain failure
• Fits
• Myoclonus
• Cirrhosis of liver
• more complications...»

See also complications of Alpers Syndrome.

Alpers Syndrome: Research More

• Alpers Syndrome: Introduction
• Symptoms: Alpers Syndrome
• Complications: Alpers Syndrome
• Treatments: Alpers Syndrome

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Alpers Syndrome usually refers to the likely outcome of Alpers Syndrome. The prognosis of Alpers Syndrome may include the duration of Alpers Syndrome, chances of complications of Alpers Syndrome, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Alpers Syndrome, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Alpers Syndrome. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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