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Spastic paraplegia, autosomal dominant
A degenerative disorder of nerves with progressive spasticity of the legs. Abbreviated as AD-HSP. Spasticity is a state of increased muscle tone. Paraplegia refers to the legs (quadriplegia refers to both the arms and legs). In hereditary…
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Show more- Trichuris trichiura A nematode (roundworm) also called the human whipworm. The third most common round worm of humans. Occurs…
- Rasmussen encephalitis A rare progressive neurological disorder that is characterized by intractable seizures and progressive…
- Phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency The inherited inability to process the amino acid phenylalanine normally, due to deficiency of the enzyme…
- Cystine transport disease Commonly known as cystinuria, this is an inherited (genetic) disorder of the transport of an amino acid (a…
- Akinetic Without movement (or without much movement). A term used in neurology to denote the absence (or poverty) of…
- Fats Plural of the word 'fat'. See the definition of fat
- Atrial arrhythmias See: Arrhythmias, atrial
- Mantoux test A skin test for tuberculosis, named for the French physician Charles Mantoux (1877-1947). See: Tuberculin
- Phenotype The appearance of an individual, which results from the interaction of the person's genetic makeup and his or…
- Glucose Glucose: The simple sugar (monosaccharide) that serves as the chief source of energy in the body. Glucose is…
- Arteries, coronary The vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood rich in oxygen. They are called the coronary arteries…
- Ramsay Hunt syndrome Ramsay Hunt syndrome: A herpes virus infection of the geniculate nerve ganglion that causes paralysis of the…