Prognosis of Batten Disease: Poor. Life-shortening. Degenerative. Often death in teens or 20's. ...see also Overview of Batten Disease
Prognosis for Batten Disease: Over time, affected children suffer mental impairment, worsening seizures, and progressive loss of sight and motor skills. Eventually, children with Batten disease become blind, bedridden, and demented. Batten disease is often fatal by the late teens or twenties. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Batten Disease Information Page: NINDS) ...see also Overview of Batten Disease
Complications of Batten Disease may include:
Complications of Batten Disease from the Diseases Database include:
See also complications of Batten Disease.
The 'prognosis' of Batten Disease usually refers to the likely outcome of Batten Disease. The prognosis of Batten Disease may include the duration of Batten Disease, chances of complications of Batten Disease, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Batten Disease, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Batten Disease. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.
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