What’s the outlook for children with ALD?

What’s the outlook for children with ALD?

The prognosis for people with ALD depends on the type. Children with childhood cerebral X-ALD generally have a poor prognosis. Unless they receive a stem cell transplant early in the disease, their neurological function deteriorates. In many cases, children pass away within a few years after symptoms begin.

For people with adult-onset AMN, the disease can progress over many decades.