Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy

Introduction: Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy

Description of Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy

Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy (medical condition): A rare syndrome characterized by liver disease, seizures and progressive,...more »

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Alpers Syndrome:
  »Introduction: Alpers Syndrome
  »Symptoms of Alpers Syndrome
  »Treatments for Alpers Syndrome

Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy:

• Progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy
• Alpers
• Alpers disease
• Alpers syndrome
• Progressive
• Progressive symptoms
• Progressive disease

Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy: Rare Disease

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy as a Disease

Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy: Another name for Alpers Syndrome (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Alpers Syndrome
  »Symptoms of Alpers Syndrome
  »Treatments for Alpers Syndrome

Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy: Related Diseases

Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy: Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Brain conditions
• Genetic Disease
• Autosomal Genetic Diseases
• Autosomal Recessive Genetic Diseases
• Recessive Genetic Diseases
• Carrier conditions

Symptoms of Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy (Alpers Syndrome)

Some of the symptoms of Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy incude:

• Infantile onset of symptoms
• Intractable seizures
• Developmental delay
• Missed developmental milestones
• Progressive mental retardation

See full list of 45 symptoms of Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy (Alpers Syndrome)

Treatments for Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy (Alpers Syndrome)

Treatments for Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy (Alpers Syndrome) include:

• Symptomatic and supportive treatments
• Anticonvulsants - for seizures
• Physical therapy - for spasticity and muscle problems.

Read more about treatments for Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy

Treatment of Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy: For more treatment information about Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy, see treatment of Alpers Syndrome (Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy)

Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy: Article Excerpts about Alpers Syndrome

Alpers' disease is a rare, progressive neurodegenerative disease of the brain that occurs in infants and children. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Alpers' Disease Information Page: NINDS)

Alpers progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy: Related Disease Topics

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