Symptoms of Hallervorden-Spatz disease

General information about symptoms of Hallervorden-Spatz disease: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Hallervorden-Spatz disease. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Hallervorden-Spatz disease. Furthermore, symptoms of Hallervorden-Spatz disease may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Hallervorden-Spatz disease.

List of symptoms of Hallervorden-Spatz disease: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Hallervorden-Spatz disease includes:

• Symptoms usually appear in childhood
• Progressive degeneration
• Muscle contractions of the limbs, face, or torso
• Choreoathetosis (involuntary, purposeless jerky muscle movements)
• Muscle rigidity
• Spasticity
• Ataxia
• Confusion
• Disorientation
• Seizures
• Stupor
• Dementia
• Less common symptoms include:
  • Painful muscle spasms
  • Dysphasia
  • Mental retardation
  • Facial grimacing
  • Dysarthria
  • Visual impairment

Symptoms of Hallervorden-Spatz disease: Symptoms, which vary greatly among patients and usually develop during childhood, may include slow writhing, distorting muscle contractions of the limbs, face, or trunk, choreoathetosis (involuntary, purposeless jerky muscle movements), muscle rigidity (uncontrolled tightness of the muscles), spasticity (sudden, involuntary muscle spasms), ataxia (inability to coordinate movements), confusion, disorientation, seizures, stupor, and dementia. Other less common symptoms may include painful muscle spasms, dysphasia (difficulty speaking), mental retardation, facial grimacing, dysarthria (poorly articulated speech), and visual impairment. ¹

More symptoms of Hallervorden-Spatz disease: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Hallervorden-Spatz disease, underlying causes of Hallervorden-Spatz disease, associated conditions for Hallervorden-Spatz disease, risk factors for Hallervorden-Spatz disease, or other related conditions.

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