What is Alexander disease?
Alexander disease is a condition affecting the white matter of the brain and the destruction of myelin. Myelin is the covering that insulates nerve fibers and allows for the rapid transmission of nerve impulses. Some symptoms include seizures, and loss of motor and intellectual disabilities.
How do members experience Alexander disease?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Alexander disease*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for Alexander disease*
Who has Alexander disease on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 2 | |
30s | 3 | |
40s | 2 | |
50s | 0 | |
60s | 0 | |
70+ | 0 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 4 | |
Female | 3 |