Prognosis of Zellweger Syndrome

Prognosis of Zellweger Syndrome: Poor. Death common within 6 months. ...see also Overview of Zellweger Syndrome

Prognosis for Zellweger Syndrome: Zellweger syndrome is a rare hereditary disorder affecting infants, and usually results in death. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology) ... The prognosis for individuals with Zellweger syndrome is poor. Death usually occurs within 6 months after onset, and may be caused by respiratory distress, gastrointestinal bleeding, or liver failure. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Zellweger Syndrome Information Page: NINDS) ...see also Overview of Zellweger Syndrome

Complications:

Complications of Zellweger Syndrome may include:

• Death #usually within first year
• more complications...»

Complications of Zellweger Syndrome from the Diseases Database include:

• Talipes
• Camptodactyly
• Micrognathia
• Hepatic failure
• Hepatomegaly
• more complications...»

See also complications of Zellweger Syndrome.

Zellweger Syndrome: Research More

• Zellweger Syndrome: Introduction
• Symptoms: Zellweger Syndrome
• Complications: Zellweger Syndrome
• Causes: Zellweger Syndrome
• Treatments: Zellweger Syndrome

About prognosis:

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

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