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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Natural History== | |||
==Complications== | ==Complications== | ||
*[[Adrenal]] crisis | *[[Adrenal]] crisis | ||
*[[Vegetative state]] (long-term [[coma]]) | *[[Vegetative state]] (long-term [[coma]]) | ||
==Prognosis== | ==Prognosis== | ||
The [[childhood]] form of [[X-linked]] [[adrenoleukodystrophy]] is a progressive [[disease]] that leads to a long-term [[coma]] ([[vegetative state]]) about 2 years after [[neurological]] symptoms develop. The child can live in this [[condition]] for as long as 10 years until [[death]] occurs. | The [[childhood]] form of [[X-linked]] [[adrenoleukodystrophy]] is a progressive [[disease]] that leads to a long-term [[coma]] ([[vegetative state]]) about 2 years after [[neurological]] symptoms develop. The child can live in this [[condition]] for as long as 10 years until [[death]] occurs. | ||
The other forms of this [[disease]] are milder. | The other forms of this [[disease]] are milder. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Endocrinology]] | |||
{{WH}} | {{WH}} | ||
{{WS}} | {{WS}} | ||
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Overview
Natural History
Complications
- Adrenal crisis
- Vegetative state (long-term coma)
Prognosis
The childhood form of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy is a progressive disease that leads to a long-term coma (vegetative state) about 2 years after neurological symptoms develop. The child can live in this condition for as long as 10 years until death occurs.
The other forms of this disease are milder.