Batten Disease

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

• Personality changes
• Behavior changes
• Slow learning
• Clumsiness
• Stumbling

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Diagnostic Tests for Batten Disease

• Eye exam
• Blood tests
• Urine tests
• Skin or tissue sampling
• Electroencephalogram (EEG)

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Treatments for Batten Disease

• Supportive and symptomatic treatments
• Anticonvulsants - for seizures
• Physical therapy
• Occupational therapy

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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:

• Study of the Safety and Preliminary Effectiveness of Human Central Nervous System (CNS) Stem Cells (HuCNS-SC) in Patients With Infantile or Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (NCL) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Medication to suppress the immune system
• Cystagon to Treat Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Cystagon
• Safety Study of a Gene Transfer Vector for Children With Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Genotype Phenotype Correlations of LINCL - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Stem Cell Transplant for Inborn Errors of Metabolism - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Busulfan,Cyclophosphamide,ATG

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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)