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Achondroplasia - Treatment

Treatment:

There is no specific treatment for achondroplasia. Related abnormalities, including spinal stenosis and spinal cord compression, should be treated when they cause problems.

Expectations (prognosis):

People with achondroplasia seldom reach 5 feet in height. Intelligence is in the normal range. Infants who receives the abnormal gene from both parents do not often live beyond a few months.

Complications:

Clubbed feet
Fluid build up in the brain (hydrocephalus)

Calling your health care provider:

If there is a family history of achondroplasia and you plan to have children, you may find it helpful to speak to your health care provider.

Reviewed last on: 10/11/2007
Deirdre O’Reilly, MD, MPH, Neonatologist, Division of Newborn Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston and Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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