Prognosis of Niemann-Pick disease

Prognosis for Niemann-Pick disease: Patients with type A die in infancy. Type B patients may live a comparatively long time, but many require supplemental oxygen because of lung involvement. The life expectancies of patients with types C and D are quite variable. Some patients die in childhood while others who appear to be less drastically affected live into adulthood. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Niemann-Pick Disease Information Page: NINDS) ...see also Overview of Niemann-Pick disease

Complications:

Complications of Niemann-Pick disease may include:

• Death by the age of three in severe cases
• more complications...»

Complications of Niemann-Pick disease from the Diseases Database include:

• Splenomegaly
• Blood film abnormality
• Muscle weakness
• Learning disability
• Erlenmeyer flask deformity
• more complications...»

See also complications of Niemann-Pick disease.

Niemann-Pick disease: Research More

• Niemann-Pick disease: Introduction
• Symptoms: Niemann-Pick disease
• Complications: Niemann-Pick disease

About prognosis:

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

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