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Retinitis

... RETINITIS pigmentosa -- NO CURE YET, BUT RESEARCH IS PROMISING ... previously blind individuals with retinitis pigmentosa to regain some sight. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the name for a group of inherited eye ...

Retinitis pigmentosa

... RETINITIS pigmentosa -- NO CURE YET, BUT RESEARCH IS PROMISING ... previously blind individuals with retinitis pigmentosa to regain some sight. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the name for a group of inherited eye ...

Urticaria

... from eating certain foods or taking certain medications. Urticaria pigmentosa goes away by puberty in about half of the affected children. Symptoms ... the remaining patients as they grow into adulthood. In adults, urticaria pigmentosa may progress to the more serious systemic mastocytosis . Urticaria ...

Cilia

... neurotrophic factor [CNTF]) In clinical development for use in treating Huntington disease , obesity in type 2 diabetic patients, and retinitis pigmentosa . Mfg: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Source: FDC Reports - 11/97. These tubal cilia are essential to the movement of the egg through the ...

Electronystagmography

... ; ... Special tests such as electronystagmography (ENG) to detect balance problems and electroretinography (ERG) to detect retinitis pigmentosa help detect Usher syndrome early. ...

Gene

... that can correct a biological malfunction that causes a disease . Gene therapy looks increasingly promising as a treatment for retinitis pigmentosa in Usher syndrome , although it is still many years away. This article was last medically reviewed by Dr Rob Hicks in December 2005. Disclaimer ... ...

Gene Therapy

... of experimental treatment s in which cell genes are altered. Gene therapy looks increasingly promising as a treatment for retinitis pigmentosa in Usher syndrome , although it is still many years away. This article was last medically reviewed by Dr Rob Hicks in December 2005. Disclaimer ... ...

Hearing Loss

... partial and involving high-pitched sounds may be slowly progressive noise s, ringing in the ear ( tinnitus ) ... Hearing loss and retinitis pigmentosa are rarely found in combination outside of Usher syndrome . Hearing loss may result from damage or disruption to any part of the hearing ...

Hearing Problems

... in children. Children develop noticeable hearing problems by their teenage years and usually become deaf by mid to late adulthood. Retinitis pigmentosa in the form of night blindness usually begins sometime during puberty . A doctor should see your baby if he or she has yellow skin ( ...

Hypoparathyroidism

... , spastic paraplegia , athetosis ), skull ( microcephaly , i.e. an abnormally small head), eyes ( glaucoma , optic nerve atrophy , retinitis pigmentosa ), and a significant hormone problem, namely hypoparathyroidism ... hyperparathyroidism , metastatic bone tumor , milk-alkali syndrome , ...

Nystagmus

... movement s of the eyes ). Keratoconus (progressive thinning of the central cornea , giving the cornea a conelike appearance). Retinitis pigmentosa (degenerative changes in the retina accompanied by pigment deposits). Strabismus is common; nystagmus is less common. Pupil lary reactions ...

Optic nerve atrophy

... , spastic paraplegia , athetosis ), skull ( microcephaly , i.e. an abnormally small head), eyes ( glaucoma , optic nerve atrophy , retinitis pigmentosa ), ... ...

Paraplegia

... , spastic paraplegia , athetosis ), skull ( microcephaly , i.e. an abnormally small head), eyes ( glaucoma , optic nerve atrophy , retinitis pigmentosa ), ... A neurologic examination may indicate spinal cord compress ion, with involvement of the lower body ( paraplegia ) or the entire trunk, ...

Patches

... the mucous membrane of the tongue , mouth, and throat. The mucous membrane beneath the patches is usually raw and bleeding . Urticaria pigmentosa -- The most common form of mastocytosis consisting of small aggregations of mast cells within characteristic salmon-brown patches of ski which ...
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