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Otosclerosis is the most frequent cause of middle ear hearing loss in young adults, affecting about 10% of the population of the US. Otosclerosis usually affects both ears, and is most commonly seen in women aged 15-30.
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Deafness - partial or total lack of hearing. It may be present at birth (congenital) or may be acquired at any age thereafter. A person who cannot detect sound at an amplitude of 20 decibels in a frequency range...
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Atherosclerosis is a disease of the arteries in which fatty material is deposited in the vessel wall, resulting in narrowing and eventual impairment of blood flow.
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Atherosclerosis -- often called hardening of the arteries -- is the underlying cause of almost all heart attacks and strokes. If you have the condition, now's the time to act.
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FOCAL SCLEROSIS WITH HYALINOSIS - A kidney disorder that results in fibrosis and scarring in the kidney glomerulus. The cause is unknown but some cases can result from reflux nephropathy.
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Atherosclerosis
What is atherosclerosis?
Atherosclerosis is also called "hardening of the arteries." It occurs when fats and cholesterol build up in the artery wall.
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Atherosclerosis is a condition in which fatty deposits form inside blood vessel walls. This causes the walls to become thick and less elastic. The thickened areas are called plaques.
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Atherosclerosis: A process of progressive thickening and hardening of the walls of medium-sized and large arteries as a result of fat deposits on their inner lining.
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Atherosclerosis occurs when fatty material, such as cholesterol, is deposited along the walls of arteries, forming plaques and atheromas. This causes obstruction of the normal blood flow, which can be partial or complete.
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Atherosclerosis
Ultrasound of aortic atherosclerosis
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La aterosclerosis ("endurecimiento de las arterias") es una condicin en la cual la grasa se deposita en el revestimiento interior de las arterias y se desarrolla la placa aterosclertica (una masa que se compone de depsitos grasos y plaquetas de ...
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Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease, meaning its cause is an attack by the body's own immune system. For unknown reasons, immune cells attack and destroy the myelin sheath that insulates neurons in the brain and spinal cord.
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that affects different parts of the central nervous system at different points in time. The central nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord (see Multimedia file 1).
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Tuberous sclerosis complex (also commonly referred to as tuberous sclerosis or TSC) is a rare and commonly misdiagnosed genetic disease that affects approximately 50,000 people in the United States and one million worldwide, with one in 6, ...
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Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis Basics
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Multiple sclerosis, sometimes called just MS, is a disabling neurological illness that affects the brain and spinal cord. The disease also is progressive, meaning it continues to get worse over time.
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive wasting away of certain nerve cells of the brain and spinal column called motor neurons.
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ATHEROSCLEROSIS (Plaque Development and Hardening)
SYMPTOMS"Early warning symptoms are intermittent claudication (which see). These are pains in the legs and possibly feet, which leave upon resting. High blood pressure (see "Hypertension").
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Atherosclerosis
The process in which deposits of fatty substances, cholesterol, cellular waste products, calcium and other substances build up in the inner lining of an artery. This buildup is called plaque.
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Atherosclerosis is when the arteries become narrow and damaged. It happens when the arteries are clogged up with fatty deposits or the walls of the arteries become inflamed.
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atherosclerosis
A form of arteriosclerosis caused by fatty deposits in the arteries.
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Arteriosclerosis of the extremities
Definition:
Arteriosclerosis of the extremities is a disease of the blood vessels characterized by narrowing and hardening of the arteries that supply the legs and feet.
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Glomerulosclerosis (gloh-MEHR-yoo-loh-skleh-ROH-sis) describes the scarring or hardening of the tiny blood vessels within the kidney.
Although glomerulonephritis and glomerulosclerosis have different causes, they can both lead to kidney failure.
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MSFC (multiple sclerosis functional composite) Scale to measure disability in MS patients; used in evaluating the efficacy of experimental or new treatment regimens.
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Multiple cardiac tumors noted in the fetal or neonatal period are highly associated with a diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis.
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Multiple sclerosis is believed to be an autoimmune disease, along with systematic lupus erythematosus , juvenile diabetes, myasthenia gravis, scleroderma, Graves disease and rheumatoid arthritis.
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physicians (a doctor you would see for routine ailments such as a cold, the flu, and regular checkups) and specialists (doctors who focus on one area whom you would see, for example, for a colonoscopy, rheumatoid arthritis, IBS , multiple sclerosis, ...
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Coronary heart disease (CHD; e.g., atherosclerosis)
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They include for example maternal rubella, tuberous sclerosis, lack of oxygen at birth and complications of childhood illnesses such as whooping cough and measles.
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Other studies in recent years have shown that breastfed children also have a lower rate of juvenile diabetes, celiac disease, childhood cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, urinary tract infection, multiple sclerosis, dental caries, ...
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The immune response may be directed towards specific tissue components (e.g., myelin) and may be limited to the central nervous system (e.g., MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) or the peripheral nervous system (e.g., GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME).
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This disease is marked by an enlarged spleen and progressive anemia. Also called chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis, primary myelofibrosis, myelosclerosis with myeloid metaplasia, and idiopathic myelofibrosis.
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