Niemann Pick Disease

Niemann Pick Disease is a rare hereditary condition that affects the metabolism of the sufferer, causing them to develop hepatosplenomegaly, weakness of eye movement, unsteady gait, awkward movements, poor posture, difficulty speaking and intentional tremors. Sufferers develop an enlarged abdomen due the swelling of their liver and spleen, and eventually become wheelchair dependent. There are 3 different variables of Niemann Pick Disease, A, B, and C, with C resulting in death early in life as there are no treatments or cure.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by The Orange Bulletin

Related Disease Topics:

• Niemann Pick Disease
• Hereditary condition

Related Symptom Topics:

• Hepatosplenomegaly
• Weakness of eye movement
• Unsteady gait
• Awkward movements
• Poor posture
• Difficulty speaking
• Intentional tremors
• Enlarged abdomen
• Wheelchair dependent

Article Source Details

About: Niemann Pick Disease

Date: 13 July 2005

Source: The Orange Bulletin

Author: Mellissa Loomis

URL: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1661&dept_id=9539&newsid=14845495&PAG=461&rfi=9

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of hereditary condition
• Cause of hepatosplenomegaly
• Cause of weakness of eye movement
• Cause of unsteady gait
• Cause of awkward movements
• Cause of poor posture
• Cause of difficulty speaking
• Cause of intentional tremors
• Cause of enlarged abdomen
• Cause of wheelchair dependent
• Cause of Niemann Pick Disease
• Death from hereditary condition
• Death from Niemann Pick Disease
• Diagnosis
• Diagnosis and hereditary condition
• Diagnosis and hepatosplenomegaly
• Diagnosis and weakness of eye movement
• Diagnosis and unsteady gait
• Diagnosis and awkward movements
• Diagnosis and poor posture
• Diagnosis and difficulty speaking
• Diagnosis and intentional tremors
• Diagnosis and enlarged abdomen
• Diagnosis and wheelchair dependent
• Diagnosis and Niemann Pick Disease
• Undiagnosed
• Undiagnosed and hereditary condition
• Undiagnosed and hepatosplenomegaly
• Undiagnosed and weakness of eye movement
• Undiagnosed and unsteady gait
• Undiagnosed and awkward movements
• Undiagnosed and poor posture
• Undiagnosed and difficulty speaking
• Undiagnosed and intentional tremors
• Undiagnosed and enlarged abdomen
• Undiagnosed and wheelchair dependent
• Undiagnosed and Niemann Pick Disease

More News Topics

Search Specialists by State and City