Diseases

Hartnup's disease is a rare and autosomal recessive hereditary metabolic disorder that blocks the transport of amino acids in cell membranes through an allele mutation. The disease is extremely variable and can affect the skin

Bilirubin encephalopathy is a serious complication of hyperbilirubinemia in newborns. It is damage to the central nervous system. Serious consequential damage or even a fatal outcome are possible.

Infantile cerebral palsy (ICP) is brain damage that can occur both before birth and during and after the birth process. The symptoms are manifold, a cure is not possible. However, the complaints can be caused by the

Jirásek-Zuelzer-Wilson syndrome, also known as Zuelzer-Wilson syndrome, is an aganglionosis of the intestine. Even in infancy, patients suffer from defecation problems and bloating.

A herniated disc is a degenerative and wear-related disease of the intervertebral discs and lumbar or cervical spine. This mainly leads to deformations and bruises on the individual vertebral bodies. This process can

Keshan's disease is a rare disease of the heart muscle that is mainly attributed to a selenium deficiency. The disease was named after a city in northeast China's Manchuria. If there is a lack of selenium, the body can

Shoulder osteoarthritis is less common than osteoarthritis of the knee, for example, but it is just as painful and the sufferer is great. The disease cannot be cured. But there are numerous ways to alleviate the discomfort

The coccyx teratoma is a prenatal tumor on the coccyx, which is usually benign and associated with an abnormal development of the primitive streak. The tumor can be recognized prenatally and treated if necessary. The prenatal

Primary biliary cirrhosis is a rare chronic liver disease. Today it is known as primary biliary cholangitis.

Canavan's disease is a myelin deficiency due to a chromosomal mutation. Those affected show neurological deficits and usually die in their teens. So far, the disease has been incurable despite gene therapy approaches.

Neuromyelitis optica is an inflammatory autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system and leads to the degradation of certain insulating nerve sheaths (medical term demyelination). In

Alexander's disease is a very rare, fatal condition that destroys the white matter in the brain and spinal cord. It is also known as Alexander Syndrome, Alexander Disease, and Dysmyelinogenic Leukodystrophy.

The RAPADILINO syndrome is a malformation syndrome with the main symptoms of short stature and skeletal malformation. The syndrome is based on a hereditary mutation. The treatment of the incurable disease takes place symptomatically.

A genetic skin disease is called Rothmund-Thomson syndrome. It is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.

The doctor calls Roberts syndrome a serious, autosomal recessive inherited malformation. Roberts syndrome is sometimes referred to as Appelt-Gerken-Lenz syndrome, pseudothalidomide syndrome and Roberts SC phocomelia. Those

Anemia due to folic acid deficiency can be expressed in different ways. After a folic acid deficiency has been compensated for by prolonged intake of folic acid, symptoms that occur usually subside.

An oligodendroglioma is a brain tumor that develops from so-called oligodendrocytes, especially in the cerebrum. Oligodendrocytes produce the fatty shell of nerve cells. The mean age at diagnosis of oligodendroglioma is

Deafness is a common ailment. If one considers the total population from infants to old people, one can assume that on average around the world around ten percent of all people suffer from hearing disorders. Not everyone needs to see a doctor about this

Mercury intoxication is poisoning with mercury. A distinction can be made between acute and chronic mercury poisoning.

Akalkulia, resp.Mathematical weakness is the loss or impairment of already acquired numeracy skills, which in the majority of cases is due to damage to the cortical centers, especially in the left hemisphere. Corresponding