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Introduction: Batten Disease

Batten Disease: Batten disease is a fatal, inherited disorder of the nervous system that begins in childhood. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Batten Disease Information Page: NINDS) ... more about Batten Disease.

Batten Disease: Rare childhood genetic degenerative nerve system disease. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Batten Disease is available below.

Symptoms of Batten Disease

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Diagnostic Tests for Batten Disease

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Treatments for Batten Disease

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Prognosis for Batten Disease

Prognosis for Batten Disease: Poor. Life-shortening. Degenerative. Often death in teens or 20's.

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Reseach about Batten Disease

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Clinical Trials for Batten Disease

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Batten Disease include:

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Types of Batten Disease

  • NCL1 - infantile form
  • NCL2 - delayed infantile form
  • NCL3 - juvenile form

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Article Excerpts about Batten Disease

Batten disease is a fatal, inherited disorder of the nervous system that begins in childhood. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Batten Disease Information Page: NINDS)

Definitions of Batten Disease:

Batten Disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Batten Disease, or a subtype of Batten Disease, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)


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