Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis

Introduction: Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis

Description of Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis

Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis (medical condition): A metabolic disorder where a deficiency of phytanic acid...more »

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Refsum Disease:
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Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis:

• SYN
• Refsum
• Refsum disease
• Refsum syndrome

Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis: Rare Disease

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

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

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis as a Disease

Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis: Another name for Refsum Disease (or close medical condition association).
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Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis: Related Diseases

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

• Leukodystrophies
• Muscle conditions
• Brain conditions
• Genetic Disease
• Genetic conditions
• Movement conditions
• Metabolic conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Lipid metabolism conditions
• Food-related conditions

Symptoms of Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis (Refsum Disease)

Some of the symptoms of Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis incude:

• Vision impairments
• Retinitis pigmentosa
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Ataxia
• Impaired hearing

See full list of 31 symptoms of Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis (Refsum Disease)

Treatments for Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis (Refsum Disease)

Treatments for Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis (Refsum Disease) include:

• Low-phytanic acid diet
• Plasmapheresis

Read more about treatments for Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis

Treatment of Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis: For more treatment information about Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis, see treatment of Refsum Disease (Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis)

Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis: Article Excerpts about Refsum Disease

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

Refsum disease is a rare disorder of lipid metabolism that is inherited as a recessive trait. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

NINDS Refsum Disease Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)

Refsum disease is one of a group of genetic disorders called the leukodystrophies that affect growth of the... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Refsum Disease Information Page: NINDS)

Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis:

• night blindness
• icthyosis
• cataracts
• plasmapheresis
• phytanic acid

Terms associated with Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis:

Terms Similar to Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis:

• Phytanic acid storage disease
• Refsum disease
• HMSN IV
• Herditary sensory and motor neuropathy

Source - NIH

The following terms can be used for Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis

• Refsum disease

Source: CRISP

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