What Is Krabbe Disease?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
2. What Is Late-Onset Krabbe Disease?
An adult who develops Krabbe disease generally shows different and less severe symptoms than children. For example, a child with this condition might have stiff muscles and an inability to move at all. An adult at the same stage of the disease’s development experiences this as muscle fatigue, rigid muscular movements, and reduced skills related to coordination.
Perhaps the biggest symptom for adults is a progressive loss of vision. The muscles surrounding the eyes weaken slowly with this condition, which eventually causes total blindness in a person.
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