Question 1

what is bardet biedl syndrome?

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Bardet-Biedl: Bardet-biedl syndrome is a disorder that affects many parts of the body. The signs and symptoms of this condition vary among affected individuals, even among members of the same family. There can be: vision loss, obesity, extra fingers, delayed speech, delayed development of motor skill, dental abnormalities, behavioral problems, and others.

Question 2

what kind of docotr can i talk to about dealing with bardet-biedl syndrome?

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Nephrologist, opthal: Bardet-Biedl syndrome is inherited (autosomal recessive, both parents carry the gene.) Findings include kidney problems, hypertension, eye problems (retinal dystrophy), mental retardation, obesity, more than 10 fingers, and small testes (in men). The kidney problems can lead to kidney damage over time. Being followed by a nephrologist (kidney doc) and ophthalmologist (eye doc) can be worthwhile.

Question 3

lenox gastaut syndrome average life expectancy?

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Haven't seen numbers: Haven't seen any numbers on life expectancy of lennox-gastaut patients. Maybe nobody has collected and published that information. One website reported a 3%-7% mortality in patients over a 9 year period (that sounds like 1/2 % per year). The deaths were often due to accidents. In such disorders, if a person is watched and cared for closely, he can outlive parents, and die of other natural causes.

Question 4

what is the life expectancy with triple x syndrome?

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Normal: Life expectancy should be normal. There are no effects that affect heart, or other major systems that would reduce life expectancy.

Question 5

what is the life expectancy for kids with noonan syndrome?

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May be normal: Children with Noonan's Syndrome may have cardiac abnormalities such as pulmonic stenosis, ASD (atrial septal defect), VSD (ventricular septal defect). If these abnormalities are mild, then the life expectancy may be normal.

Question 6

what is the life expectancy for people with loeys-dietz syndrome?

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Not Known: This  disease has been diagnosed in about 300-500 people and is known as a disease entity only since 2005. Life expectancy is expected to increase like in Marfan's syndrome with improved awareness and medical progress.

Due to the high risk of death from aortic aneurysm rupture, patients should be followed closely.

A valuable resource for this is 
http://www.Loeysdietz.Org/index.Ph.

Question 7

what is the life expectancy of someone woth kearn- sayres syndrome?

Accepted Answer

No data about this: Life expectancy is generally reduced but there is no data available to tell us how much it is reduced. It depends on the complications of the disease, especially if there are cardiac problems.

Question 8

what is the life expectancy for kids who have treachers collins syndrome?

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Normal: If the craniofacial abnormalities are addressed then the life expectancy can be otherwise normal.

Question 9

my friend has a mild form of marphan syndrome. she takes her medication. what's her life expectancy?

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Marfan syndrome: With excellent care, can be normal. Cardiac and vascular care by specialists is essential.

Question 10

does wpw syndrome affect life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

Depends: If diagnosed and properly treated (usually with a procedure called an ablation) one can have a normal life expectancy. However, prior to treatment a patient may have a fast heart rhythm that can be dangerous and potentially life threatening.

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