AMN

Introduction: AMN

Description of AMN

AMN (medical condition): A rare disorder which has characteristic symptoms of Addison...more »

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Adrenoleukodystrophy:
  »Introduction: Adrenoleukodystrophy
  »Symptoms of Adrenoleukodystrophy

AMN: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

AMN is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that AMN, or a subtype of AMN, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

AMN as a Disease

AMN: Another name for Adrenoleukodystrophy (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Adrenoleukodystrophy
  »Symptoms of Adrenoleukodystrophy

AMN: Related Diseases

AMN: AMN is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Leukodystrophy
• Leukodystrophy
• Brain conditions
• Genetic Disease
• Spinal Cord Disorders
• Adrenal conditions
• Endocrine system conditions
• Genetic conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Metabolic conditions
• Child health conditions

Symptoms of AMN (Adrenoleukodystrophy)

Some of the symptoms of AMN incude:

• Seizures
• Impaired motor function
• Impaired vision
• Swallowing difficulties
• Attention problems

See full list of 44 symptoms of AMN (Adrenoleukodystrophy)

AMN: Article Excerpts about Adrenoleukodystrophy

Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology (Excerpt)

Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a rare, inherited metabolic disorder that afflicts the young boy Lorenzo Odone, whose story is told in...(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

NINDS Adrenoleukodystrophy Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)

Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a rare, genetic disorder characterized by the breakdown or loss of the myelin sheath surrounding... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Adrenoleukodystrophy Information Page: NINDS)

AMN: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to AMN:

• Addison Schilder disease
• seizures
• ataxia
• Addison's disease
• adrenomyeloneuropathy
• bone marrow transplantation

Terms associated with AMN:

Terms Similar to AMN:

• Addison disease and cerebral sclerosis
• Addison-Schilder syndrome
• Adrenomyeloneuropathy
• Bronze Schilder disease
• Schilder's disease
• Siemerling-Creutzfeldt disease
• Adrenoleukodystrophy

Source - NIH

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