Morvan disease

Introduction: Morvan disease

Description of Morvan disease

Morvan disease (medical condition): A very rare inherited condition characterized mainly by the loss of...more »

Morvan disease: SYN: syringomyelia.
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Morvan disease: Longitudinal cavities in the spinal cord, most often in the cervical region, which may extend for multiple spinal levels. The cavities are lined by dense, gliogenous tissue and may be associated with SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; spinal cord traumatic injuries; and vascular malformations. Syringomyelia is marked clinically by pain and PARESTHESIA, muscular atrophy of the hands, and analgesia with thermoanesthesia of the hands and arms, but with the tactile sense preserved (sensory dissociation). Lower extremity spasticity and incontinence may also develop. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1269)
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Morvan disease: Rare Disease

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

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