I have been diagnosed with a disease known as Corticobasal Degeneration. Corticobasal Degeneration is a rare disease in which areas of your brain shrink and your nerve cells degenerate and die over time. The disease affects the area of the brain that processes information and brain structures that control movement. This degeneration results in growing difficulty in movement on one or both sides of your body.
The condition may cause you to have poor coordination, stiffness, difficulty thinking, trouble with speech or language, or other problems.
The symptoms of Corticobasal Degeneration progress to serious complications, such as pneumonia or sepsis, a life-threatening response to an infection. Corticobasal Degeneration complications ultimately lead to death.
People with corticobasal degeneration usually do not survive beyond an average of 7 years after symptoms begin. Aspiration pneumonia or other complications are usually the cause of death. My symptoms began over 2 years ago.
The condition may cause you to have poor coordination, stiffness, difficulty thinking, trouble with speech or language, or other problems.
The symptoms of Corticobasal Degeneration progress to serious complications, such as pneumonia or sepsis, a life-threatening response to an infection. Corticobasal Degeneration complications ultimately lead to death.
People with corticobasal degeneration usually do not survive beyond an average of 7 years after symptoms begin. Aspiration pneumonia or other complications are usually the cause of death. My symptoms began over 2 years ago.
