What is Wolfram's disease?

What is Wolfram's disease?

• Wolfram's disease: A condition that is inherited and consists of multiple symptoms.
• Wolfram's disease: A rare association of diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, and deafness.
  Source - Diseases Database

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

Wolfram's disease: Introduction

Types of Wolfram's disease:

Broader types of Wolfram's disease:

• Genetic conditions
• Mental health conditions
• Muscle conditions
• Ear and hearing conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Eye and vision conditions
• Congenital conditions - physical defects
• Congenital conditions
• Mental retardation conditions
• Intellectual or developmental disabilities
• Urinary system conditions
• Digestive system conditions
• Speech and communication conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Wolfram's disease?

Complications of Wolfram's disease: see complications of Wolfram's disease

What causes Wolfram's disease?

Causes of Wolfram's disease: see causes of Wolfram's disease

What are the symptoms of Wolfram's disease?

Symptoms of Wolfram's disease: see symptoms of Wolfram's disease

Complications of Wolfram's disease: see complications of Wolfram's disease

Onset of Wolfram's disease: childhood

Wolfram's disease: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Wolfram's disease.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Wolfram's disease.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Wolfram's disease: Neurologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Wolfram's disease.
Treatments for Wolfram's disease: see treatments for Wolfram's disease

Name and Aliases of Wolfram's disease

Main name of condition: Wolfram's disease

DIDMOAD, Diabetes Insipidus Diabetes Mellitus Optic Atrophy Deafness, WFS, Diabetes insipidus and mellitus with optic atrophy and deafness, DIDMOAD syndrome, Marquardt-Loriaux syndrome, Turnbridge-Paley syndrome, DIDMOAD syndrome (Diabetes Insipidus [Diabetes Mellitus - Optic Atrophy - Deafness)]

DIDMOAD syndrome Source - Diseases Database

DIDMOAD, DIDMOAD syndrome, Diabetes insipidus and mellitus with optic atrophy and deafness, WFS, DIDMOAD syndrome, Diabetes insipidus and mellitus with optic atrophy and deafness, WFS
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Wolfram's disease: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Wolfram's disease:

• Genetic disorder
• Diabetes mellitus
• Optic atrophy
• Deafness
• Multiple sclerosis
• Diabetes insipidus

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