Life expectancy
Life expectancy in Gaucher’s disease depends mainly on the severity and type of the disease. Type I Gaucher disease, as a non-neuropathic disease, has only a slightly reduced life expectancy. The chronic neuropathic form is characterized by drastic life restrictions and severe suffering on the part of the patient.
However, it is difficult to give an exact figure for life expectancy. The worst prognosis, however, is type II. Children usually die of the disease after 2 to 3 years of life.
The course of the disease
Just like life expectancy, the course of Gaucher’s disease is strongly dependent on the type of disease present in the affected patient. In type I, the symptoms often only appear in adulthood. Unfortunately, patients often suffer from type II Gaucher disease from birth until they die of the disease after about 3 years.
Type III is also characterized by severe symptoms already in childhood. The course of the disease can be improved, especially in type I and III, by the therapy described above.
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