Renal osteodystrophy facts* *Renal osteodystrophy facts by John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP Renal osteodystrophy is a bone disease that occurs when your kidneys fail to maintain proper levels of calcium and phosphorus in the blood. It’s common in people with kidney disease and affects most dialysis patients. Renal osteodystrophy is most serious in children because the condition slows bone growth...
Hypoparathyroidism: Learn About Symptoms and Causes
Hypoparathyroidism facts* *Hypoparathyroidism facts by John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP Hypoparathyroidism is a condition in which the body doesn’t make enough parathyroid hormone (PTH), a hormone that regulates the amount of calcium and phosphorus in your body’s bones and blood. Hypoparathyroidism is very rare. It is different from hyperparathyroidism, a much more common condition in which the body makes too...
Alport Syndrome: Read About Inheritance
Alport syndrome facts* *Alport syndrome facts medical author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD Alport syndrome is a genetic (inherited) disease. Signs and symptoms of Alport syndrome include hearing loss, eye problems, and blood in the urine, signifying loss of kidney function. Alport syndrome occurs in 1 out of 50,000 newborns. Mutations in the genes COL4A3, COL4A4, and COL4A5 cause Alport syndrome....
Alport Syndrome: Read About Inheritance
Alport syndrome facts* *Alport syndrome facts medical author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD Alport syndrome is a genetic (inherited) disease. Signs and symptoms of Alport syndrome include hearing loss, eye problems, and blood in the urine, signifying loss of kidney function. Alport syndrome occurs in 1 out of 50,000 newborns. Mutations in the genes COL4A3, COL4A4, and COL4A5 cause Alport syndrome....
Learning Disabilities: Read About Tests, Symptoms and Types
What are learning disabilities? Readers Comments 2 Share Your Story Learning disability is a general term that describes specific kinds of learning problems. A learning disability can cause a person to have trouble learning and using certain skills. The skills most often affected are: reading, writing, listening, speaking, reasoning, and doing math. Learning disabilities (LD) vary from person to person....
Massage Therapy: Get Facts about Types and Benefits
Massage therapy has a long history in cultures around the world. Today, people use many different types of massage therapy for a variety of health-related purposes. In the United States, massage therapy is often considered part of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), although it does have some conventional uses. This fact sheet provides a general overview of massage therapy and...
Post-Polio Syndrome: Read About Pain and Physical Therapy
What is post-polio syndrome? Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a condition that affects polio survivors years after recovery from an initial acute attack of the poliomyelitis virus. Post-polio syndrome is mainly characterized by new weakening in muscles that were previously affected by the polio infection and in muscles that seemingly were unaffected. What are the symptoms of post-polio syndrome? Readers Comments...
Nerve Disease and Bladder Control: Get Facts on Treatments
For the urinary system to do its job, muscles and nerves must work together to hold urine in the bladder and then release it at the right time. Nerves carry messages from the bladder to the brain to let it know when the bladder is full. They also carry messages from the brain to the bladder, telling muscles either to...
Leigh’s Disease (Leigh’s Syndrome): Read About Treatments
What is Leigh’s Disease? Leigh’s disease is a rare inherited neurometabolic disorder that affects the central nervous system. This progressive disorder begins in infants between the ages of three months and two years. Rarely, it occurs in teenagers and adults. What causes Leigh’s disease? Leigh’s disease can be caused by mutations in mitochondrial DNA or by deficiencies of an enzyme...
Pseudotumor Cerebri: Get the Facts on Symptoms and Causes
What is pseudotumor cerebri? Pseudotumor cerebri literally means “false brain tumor.” It is likely due to high pressure within the skull caused by the buildup or poor absorption of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The disorder is most common in women between the ages of 20 and 50. What are the symptoms of pseudotumor cerebri? Readers Comments 12 Share Your Story Symptoms...