Northern epilepsy

Introduction: Northern epilepsy

Description of Northern epilepsy

Northern epilepsy (medical condition): A rare metabolic disorder that affects the nerve cells of the body and is...more »

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Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8:
  »Introduction: Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8
  »Symptoms of Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8

Northern epilepsy: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Northern epilepsy:

• Epilepsy (132 causes)

Northern epilepsy: Rare Disease

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

Northern epilepsy is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Northern epilepsy, or a subtype of Northern epilepsy, 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 Northern epilepsy as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Northern epilepsy as a Disease

Northern epilepsy: Another name for Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8 (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8
  »Symptoms of Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8

Northern epilepsy: Related Diseases

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

• Nervous system conditions
• Movement conditions
• Muscle conditions
• Neuromuscular conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Metabolic conditions
• Degenerative conditions
• Genetic conditions
• Congenital conditions - metabolic disorders
• Congenital conditions

Symptoms of Northern epilepsy (Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8)

Some of the symptoms of Northern epilepsy incude:

• Progressive dementia
• Seizures - start between 5 and 10 years of age
• Progressive vision failure
• Progressive ataxia
• Motor impairment

See full list of 19 symptoms of Northern epilepsy (Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8)

Terms associated with Northern epilepsy:

Terms Similar to Northern epilepsy:

• Ceroid lipofuscinosis neuronal type 8

Source: Diseases Database

• Northern epilepsy syndrome
• Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8
• CLN8
• EPMR
• Epilepsy progressive with mental retardation

Source - NIH

External links related to: Northern epilepsy

• GeneReviews: Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinosis
• OMIM - CEROID LIPOFUSCINOSIS, NEURONAL 8; CLN8

Source: Diseases Database

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