Alexander Syndrome
Alexander Syndrome: Introduction
Alexander Syndrome:
Alexander disease is a rare, genetic, degenerative
disorder of the nervous system. It is one of a group of genetic disorders
called the ... more about Alexander Syndrome.
Alexander Syndrome: Brain myelin disorder causing mental degeneration.
More detailed information about the symptoms,
causes, and treatments of Alexander Syndrome is available below.
Symptoms of Alexander Syndrome
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symptoms of Alexander Syndrome
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Alexander Syndrome: Complications
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Medical Textbooks Online about Alexander Syndrome
Medical Books Excerpts
- DEMENTIA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- SPASTICITY
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
- [ read ]
- Dementia*
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Dementia
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
- [ read ]
Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Alexander Syndrome: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Alexander Syndrome
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from sudden inability to speak....read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical...read more »
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for milder injuries, or even...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked.
This is...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or dementia (such...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return.
A variety of symptoms can occur in post-concussion syndrome and...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in children.
See ...read more »
Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency
is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis).
See ...read more »
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Alexander Syndrome: Rare Types
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Causes of Alexander Syndrome
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Treatments for Alexander Syndrome
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News Archives for Alexander Syndrome
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Videos for Alexander Syndrome
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Prognosis for Alexander Syndrome
Prognosis for Alexander Syndrome:
Poor. Life-shortening. Children often die before 6 years.
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Statistics for Alexander Syndrome
Alexander Syndrome: Broader Related Topics
Types of Alexander Syndrome
Types of Alexander Syndrome
- Infantile Alexander Syndrome - most common form
- Juvenile Alexander Syndrome
- Adult-onset Alexander Syndrome
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Article Excerpts about Alexander Syndrome
Alexander disease is a rare, genetic, degenerative
disorder of the nervous system. It is one of a group of genetic disorders
called the leukodystrophies that affect growth of the myelin sheath — the
fatty covering which acts as an insulator — on nerve fibers in the brain.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Alexander Disease Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Alexander Syndrome:
A rare inherited disorder of myelin formation. Alexander disease is a progressive leukoencephalopathy whose hallmark is the widespread accumulation of cytoplasmic inclusions called Rosenthal fibers. The fibers contain GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN in association with ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN B CHAIN. Rosenthal fibers are found predominantly in ASTROCYTES located in the subependymal, subpial, and periventricular areas of the BRAIN.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Alexander Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Alexander Syndrome, or a subtype of Alexander Syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Alexander Syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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