There are two types of neurofibromatosis. NF1 is the less serious version of the disease and occurs in one out of every 4,000 or so births. It is often diagnosed early due to the presence of “café au lait” spots on the skin. The neurofibromas are generally small and can be removed...
There are three types of neurofibromatosis (NF) each with distinct signs and symptoms: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) Schwannomatosis (SWN) Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), also known as von Recklinghausen disease, is the more common...
Daniela Bota, MD: The question is, how do the patients present with glioblastoma, and what kind of specific symptoms are associated with the newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients? Most of the times, it’s interesting. The glioblastoma patients do not present in a dramatic way. The way in whic...
The BRCA1 (breast cancer gene one) and BRCA2 (breast cancer gene two) inherited gene mutations are the most common cause of hereditary breast cancer. Mistakes in these genes account for up to 10% of all breast cancers. BRCA mutations also raise your chances for ovarian cancer, pancreatic ca...
[104]. In the paediatric population dorsal stream dysfunction as part of the spectrum of cerebral visual impairment (CVI) can cause inferior visual-field loss with specific symptoms related to development age/ability. Periventricular leukomalacia is often a consequence of white matter damage in ...
The chiropractor was doing an initial examination that was specially priced, and included an x-ray of the spine. She hung the picture up on the wall and I felt this kind of mixture of awe and feeling disturbed, seeing what my spine looks like. It looked very, very off, but it doesn'...
Clinical and pathological features GISTs are most commonly present in the stomach (60%) and small intestine (25%), but they also arise in the colon, rectum, esophagus, mesentery, and omentum (15% together).5,6 Clinical symptoms associated with GISTs include fatigue, abdominal pain, dysphagia...
The items “symptoms of disease”, “physical complaints”, and “behavioral challenges” were rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = rarely or never, 2 = not often and/or not severe, 3 = quite often and/or quite severe, 4 = often and/or severe, 5 = very often and/or very severe...
The researchers used a mouse model of FXS and administered CTEP after the brain had matured. New drug 'reverses Fragile X syndrome symptoms' (8.) For more information about DTP, see http://dtp.nci.nih.gov/ and for more information about CTEP, see http://ctep.cancer.gov/ Partnering with...
Uterine fibroid and uterine cancer are two different types of gynecologic diseases that share some similar symptoms. Gynecologic diseases are diseases that