Signs Of Leigh's Disease

Continuous Crying

Continuous crying is an early sign of Leigh's disease. The illness mainly affects infants, who obviously cannot tell anyone what kind of symptoms they are experiencing. Crying is expected behavior in infants, of course. However, an abnormal amount of crying can signal there is something seriously wrong with the infant's health. It is not normal for an infant to cry excessively after all of their apparent needs have been met. Leigh’s disease causes a lot of discomfort and feelings of weakness, which results in the infant crying a lot. Older children and adults with Leigh's disease are less likely to have this symptom, as they can describe their discomfort with words.

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Seizures

Seizures are a serious sign something is wrong with the brain. They are a common early symptom of Leigh's disease. Seizure activity happens because Leigh's disease causes lesions in many parts of the brain, including the cerebral cortex. These lesions cause the neurons in the brain to behave abnormally, which leads to a seizure. A seizure usually lasts for two minutes or less. It can have many different manifestations, which may or may not include convulsions. Regardless of the type of seizure, the child will lose consciousness briefly. Sometimes, the only symptom of a seizure is a very brief loss of awareness; this is called an absence seizure.

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