Ataxia Telangiectasia
Ataxia Telangiectasia: Introduction
Ataxia Telangiectasia:
Ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare, progressive,
neurodegenerative childhood disease that affects the nervous system and
other body ... more about Ataxia Telangiectasia.
Ataxia Telangiectasia: A rare inherited childhood disorder involving progressive degeneration of the nervous system.
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Symptoms of Ataxia Telangiectasia
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Ataxia Telangiectasia: Complications
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Medical Textbooks Online about Ataxia Telangiectasia
Medical Books Excerpts
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- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
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- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- "The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult" (2008)
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Less Common Symptoms of Ataxia Telangiectasia
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Diagnostic Tests for Ataxia Telangiectasia
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Ataxia Telangiectasia: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Ataxia Telangiectasia
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he...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 those causing a mild concussion diagnosis....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 particularly true of ...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...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 these...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 misdiagnosis...read more »
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Ataxia Telangiectasia: Rare Types
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Causes of Ataxia Telangiectasia
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Treatments for Ataxia Telangiectasia
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As three- or four-year-olds get faster and smarter, parents have to be faster and smarter about keeping them out of trouble. From the bathroom to the...
While a stroke almost always comes without warning, there are certain people who are more at risk than others. Factors such as age, racial background...
Anxiety and worry can appear at any time; day or night. Sometimes you know why, sometimes it can appear out of the blue. Learn how these problems can...
As kids get closer to their teenage years, they'll be spending more and more time away from home and with their friends. Peer pressure can...
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Prognosis for Ataxia Telangiectasia
Prognosis for Ataxia Telangiectasia:
Poor. Life-shortening. Neurodegenerative. Often death in teens or 20's.
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Clinical Trials for Ataxia Telangiectasia
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and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
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Article Excerpts about Ataxia Telangiectasia
Ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare, progressive,
neurodegenerative childhood disease that affects the nervous system and
other body systems.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Ataxia Telangiectasia Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Ataxia Telangiectasia:
Rare hereditary disease characterized by extreme sensitivity to ionizing radiation or radiomimetic drugs because of a defect in DNA repair. AT heterozygosity is estimated to occur in more than 2% of the U.S. population; heterozygotes exhibit increased radiation sensitivity and are at increased risk for several types of cancer. The normal version of the gene that is defective in AT appears to activate the p53-dependent response to DNA damage.
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Ataxia Telangiectasia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Ataxia Telangiectasia, or a subtype of Ataxia Telangiectasia,
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 Ataxia Telangiectasia as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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