Alpers syndrome or disease is a rare disease that affects children. This congenital disease damages the central nervous system and progresses gradually, causing the child to not develop properly.
Symptoms of the disease may begin to be noticed during the baby’s first year of life, although there are cases where the first symptoms do not appear until age 5, in this case the child is said to be normal and develops without problem. until he gradually loses everything he can do.
- The child loses muscle strength.
- The limbs become stiff (spasticity) preventing him from walking and loses his intellectual capacity.
- Evolving towards progressive dementia.
- Physiotherapy and psychomotority are of great help to these children.
- So that they have a better quality of life.