Infobox Disease Name CerebrovasculardiseaseCerebrovasculardisease is a group of brain dysfunctions related to disease of the blood vessels supplying the brain. Hypertension is the most important cause it damages the blood vessel lining, endothelium, exposing the underlying collagen where platelets ... can cause tearing of the blood vessels resulting in intracranial hemorrhage. Cerebrovasculardisease ... disease. The results of cerebrovasculardisease can include a stroke , or occasionally a hemorrhagic stroke . Ischemia or other blood vessel dysfunctions can affect the person during a cerebrovascular ... episode causes symptoms to be induced by abrupt position changes. Causes Cerebrovasculardisease ... Cerebrovasculardisease world map DALY WHO2004.svg thumb Disability adjusted life year for cerebrovasculardisease per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004. ref cite web url http www.who.int healthinfo global burden disease estimates country en index.html title WHO Disease and injury country estimates ... a hemorrhagic stroke. Another form of cerebrovasculardisease includes aneurysms . In females with defective ... tracts do not have much to do with the enduring condition of cerebrovasculardisease, either, in time ... during cerebrovasculardisease. Descending and ascending tracts will generally be cut off during cerebrovasculardisease, which conduct impulses down from the cord of the brain. This is known ... to perform vital functions to be present. The neuroglis become congested or maintain loss during a cerebrovascular ..., unless improvement is made. Cerebrovascular damage to the brain is what makes it difficult for receptors ... cord. During a stroke, these may be damaged. Epidemiology The most common forms of cerebrovasculardisease are cerebral thrombosis 40 of cases and cerebral embolism 30 , followed by cerebral hemorrhage ... ref References Reflist Cerebrovascular diseases CNS diseases of the nervous system Category Cerebrovascular diseases ja ru sv Cerebrovaskul ra sjukdomar ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Primarysources date October 2008 The Center for Cerebrovascular Research at the University of California, San Francisco is a collective of faculty and staff investigating matters related to cerebral circulation, particularly cerebrovasculardisease resulting from narrowing of major blood vessels in the brain and vascular malformation of the brain. ref cite journal author Berman MF, Sciacca RR, Pile Spellman J, et al. title The epidemiology of brain arteriovenous malformations journal Neurosurgery volume 47 issue 2 pages 389 96 discussion 397 year 2000 month August pmid 10942012 doi 10.1097 00006123 200008000 00023 ref ref cite journal author Kim H, Sidney S, McCulloch CE, et al. title Racial Ethnic differences in longitudinal risk of intracranial hemorrhage in brain arteriovenous malformation patients journal Stroke volume 38 issue 9 pages 2430 7 year 2007 month September pmid 17673729 doi 10.1161 STROKEAHA.107.485573 ref While research offices are located on Parnassus campus, San Francisco General Hospital hosts the center s laboratories and facilities. The center coordinates with additional faculty in various fields of neuroscience and vascular biology. Sponsors include the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the UCSF departments of Anesthesia, Neurological Surgery and Neurology. History The Center for Cerebrovascular Research was established at the University of California San Francisco in 2000. Clinical trials The CCR is a participating in the first attempt at studying brain arteriovenous malformation BAVM management using a randomized controlled clinical trial. ref cite web url http www.arubastudy.org sitesNA.html title A Randomized Trial of Unruptured Brain Arteriovenous Malformations publisher www.arubastudy.org ref ref ClinicalTrialsGov NCT00389181 A Randomized Trial of Unruptured Brain AVMs ARUBA ref This multi center trial ARUBA A Randomized Trial of Unruptured Brain Arteriovenous Malformations has been funded ... more details
Infobox television episode Title The Disease Image Image ST VOY The Disease.jpg 270px Caption Harry Kim becomes intimate with Varro scientist Tal Series Star Trek Voyager Season 5 Episode 17 Production 210 Airdate February 24, 1999 Writer Kenneth Biller br Michael Taylor screenwriter Michael Taylor Director David Livingston director David Livingston Guests Musetta Vander as Tal br Charles Rocket as Jippeq Prev Dark Frontier Next Course Oblivion Star Trek Voyager Course Oblivion Episode list List of Star Trek Voyager episodes List of Star Trek Voyager episodes NOTOC for an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism Disease The Disease is an episode of Star Trek Voyager , the 17th episode of the fifth season. The episode had an average rating of 4.2 5 on the official Star Trek website as of August 23, 2007 . http www.startrek.com startrek view series VOY episode 104851.html Plot Voyager stops to assist a xenophobic species known as the Varro. This species lives on a Generation ship generational ship which has housed them for 400 years. While the crew works on the Varro ship, Voyager is infested with synthetic ship eating parasites that had been released on the Varro ship by dissident Varro. Meanwhile, Harry Kim Star Trek Harry Kim becomes intimate with Varro scientist Tal, and develops a physiological bond with her, one that is standard in the Varro. The physiological connection alters his behavior and sways him from his duties aboard Voyager . It is later revealed that Tal is one of the separatists. There has been a rumour of a minority of Varro that want off the ship. The parasites that Tal helped create were made to separate the individual pods of the Varro ship without destroying the ship itself. Fractures along the hull created by the parasites begin to grow as the Varro ship begins to fall apart. Voyager s docking port is seized, trapping it with the Varro ... Trek VOY Star Trek DEFAULTSORT Disease, The Category Star Trek Voyager episodes Category 1999 television ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Macrovascular disease is a disease of any large macro blood vessel s in the body. It is a disease of the large blood vessels, including the coronary arteries, the aorta, and the sizable arteries in the brain and in the limbs. This sometimes occurs when a person has had diabetes for a long time. Fat and blood clot s build up in the large blood vessels and stick to the vessel walls. Three common macrovascular diseases are coronary disease in the heart , cerebrovasculardisease in the brain , and peripheral vascular disease in the limbs DEFAULTSORT Macrovascular Disease Category Vascular diseases Disease stub ... more details
exam may be slightly different depending on the type of vascular disease that is suspected. In the case of a peripheral vascular disease the physical exam consists in checking the blood flow in the legs or flow or the blood pressure . During the physical examination of a cerebrovasculardisease ... Disease Screening 2010 02 12. ref The Doppler ultrasound is a test used to diagnose both cerebrovasculardisease and peripheral vascular disease . It utilizes high frequency sound waves that are being ...Infobox disease Name Vascular disease Image andrew Caption DiseasesDB ICD10 ICD10 G 45 g 40 ICD10 G 46 g 40 , ICD10 I 60 i 60 ICD10 I 95 i 95 ICD9 ICD9 325 , ICD9 430 ICD9 459 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID D014652 Vascular disease is a form of cardiovascular disease primarily ... both vascular diseases and heart disease s. ref http www.bhf.org.uk heart health conditions ... Disease? Cite web url http www.healthsystem.virginia.edu internet vascular whatis.cfm title What is Vascular Disease? format work accessdate ref Background Vascular disease is a pathological state ... strokes . Diagnosis It can be very difficult to make a vascular disease diagnosis as there are a wide ... Disease diagnosis 2010 02 12 ref Vascular diagnosis is primarily made upon the symptoms, family history ... on the neck. Citation needed date May 2010 Tests and exams In order to confirm a cerebrovasculardisease, few additional tests may be required whenever there are doubts in what the diagnosis concerns ... disease cardiovascular conditions. The carotid duplex carotid ultrasound is another type of noninvasive ... disease is suspected. A lumbar puncture may also be performed but this is an invasive ... Heart Association. Retrieved on 2010 02 12 ref Upon suspicion of peripheral vascular disease , the first ... vascular disease is not present. If the value of the ABPI is lower than 0.8, the peripheral vascular disease exists but it is normally a mild case. On the other hand, a value below 0.5 ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2009 Infobox Disease Name Neuromuscular disease Image Caption DiseasesDB ICD10 ICD9 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID D009468 Neuromuscular disease is a very broad term that encompasses many disease s and ailments that either directly, via intrinsic muscle pathology, or indirectly, via nerve pathology, impair the functioning of the muscles. Neuromuscular diseases are those that affect the muscles and or their nervous control. In general, problems with nervous control can cause either spasticity or some degree of paralysis , depending on the location and the nature of the problem. A large proportion of neurological disorder s leads to problems with movement. Some examples of these disorders include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS or Lou Gehrig s Disease , cerebrovascular accident stroke , Parkinson s disease , multiple sclerosis , muscular dystrophy , myasthenia gravis , Huntington s disease Huntington s chorea , and the Creutzfeldt Jakob disease . Symptoms and testing Symptoms of muscle disease may include muscular Muscle weakness weakness , spasticity rigidity, loss of muscular control, myoclonus twitching, spasming , and myalgia muscle pain . Diagnostic procedures that may reveal muscular disorders include direct clinical observations above all , the testing of various chemical and antigen levels in the blood, and electromyography measuring electrical activity in muscles . Diagnostic Medical imaging imaging may be helpful in certain cases, such as those caused by strokes or tumors Causes, including autoimmune diseases and poisoning Neuromuscular disease can be caused by circulatory problems strokes, etc. , immunological and autoimmune disorders, the failure of the electrical insulation surrounding nerves myelin , genetic hereditary disorders, such as Huntington s disease , certain rare tumors, the failure of the connections ... bowel syndrome and the urinary tract e.g., urinary incontinence . These disease processes are not usually ... more details
Infobox disease Name Fabry disease ICD10 ICD10 E 75 2 e 70 ILDS E75.25 ICD9 ICD9 272.7 ICDO Image PBB Protein GLA image.jpg Caption Alpha galactosidase the protein that is deficient in Fabry disease . OMIM ... 707 eMedicine2 ped 2888 DiseasesDB 4638 MeshID D000795 Fabry disease also known as Fabry s disease , Anderson Fabry disease , angiokeratoma corporis diffusum and alpha galactosidase A deficiency is a rare X linked recessive inherited lysosomal storage disease , which can cause a wide range of systemic ... 538 isbn 0 7216 2921 0 oclc doi accessdate ref The disease is named after one of its discoverers ... corporis diffusum Fabry disease journal Dermatol. Online J. volume 11 issue 4 pages 8 year 2005 ... leads to an impairment of their proper function. The DNA mutations which cause the disease are X linked ... and can be very difficult to understand the rarity of Fabry disease to many clinicians sometimes leads to misdiagnoses. Manifestations of the disease usually increase in number and severity as an individual ... tract is common in patients with Fabry disease. Acroparesthesia in Fabry disease is believed to be related ... in Fabry Disease and Its Response to Enzyme Replacement Therapy A Retrospective Analysis From the Fabry ... are a common and serious effect of the disease renal insufficiency and renal failure may ... cause of death due to the disease. Cardiac manifestations Cardiac complications occur when glycolipids ... risk of heart disease. Hypertension high blood pressure and cardiomyopathy are commonly observed ... sweating . Additionally, patients can exhibit Raynaud s disease like symptoms with neuropathy in particular ... Fatigue medical Fatigue , neuropathy in particular, burning extremity pain , cerebrovascular effects ... Fabry disease is indicated when associated symptoms are present, and can be diagnosed by a blood ... accurate method of diagnosis, and many mutations which cause the disease have been noted. Kidney biopsy may also be suggestive of Fabry Disease if excessive lipid buildup is noted. Naturally ... more details
Infobox disease Name Moyamoya syndrome Image Circle of Willis en.svg Caption Schematic representation of the circle of Willis, arteries of the brain and brain stem. DiseasesDB 8384 ICD10 ICD10 I 67 5 i ... eMedicineTopic 616 MeshID D009072 Moyamoya syndrome is a disease in which certain arteries in the brain ... . ref name Scott http content.nejm.org cgi content full 360 12 1226 Moyamoya Disease and Moyamoya ... in Japanese . ref name Scott The disease causes constrictions primarily in the internal carotid .... Moyamoya disease often extends to the middle and anterior cerebral arteries. ref name Scott When the internal ... in moyamoya disease are unlike the constrictions in atherosclerosis . In atherosclerosis, the inner ... name Scott It is a disease that tends to affect children and adults in the third to fourth decades ... of moyamoya disease in Japan findings from a nationwide survey journal Clin Neurol Neurosurg ... G, Dacey R, Derdeyn title Epidemiological features of moyamoya disease in Japan findings from a nationwide ... 01.STR.0000221787.70503.ca ref The pathogenesis of moyamoya disease is unknown. Once it begins, the process ... with Down syndrome , neurofibromatosis , or sickle cell disease can develop moyamoya malformations ... features of moyamoya disease in Japan findings from a nationwide epidemiological ... the Leptomeninges leptomeningeal ivy sign in moyamoya disease. MRI and MRA should be performed for the diagnosis and follow up of moyamoya disease. Diffusion weighted imaging can also be used for following the clinical course of children with moyamoya disease, in whom new focal deficits are highly ... involved with moyamoya disease. Conventional angiography provided the conclusive diagnosis of moyamoya disease in most cases and should be performed before any surgical considerations. Treatment ... of choice, although its efficacy, particularly for hemorrhagic disease, remains uncertain. Multiple ... Patienteninfo Neurologie Moyamoya 2010 03 15.pdf Cerebrovascular diseases Category Cerebrovascular diseases ... more details
Binswanger s Disease Category Neurological disorders Category Cognitive disorders Category Cerebrovascular ...Infobox Disease Name Binswanger s disease Image Caption DiseasesDB 1405 ICD10 ICD10 I 67 3 i 60 ICD9 ICD9 290.12 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID D015140 Binswanger s disease is a form ... Alterations in glia and axons in the brains of Binswanger s disease patients journal Stroke volume ... ref This disease is characterized by loss of memory and intellectual function and by changes in mood ... cite journal doi 10.1080 13854040490507181 title From Binswanger s Disease to Leukoaraiosis What We ... journal author Loeb C title Binswanger s disease is not a single entity journal Neurol. Sci. volume ... Italian report on Binswanger s disease journal Ital J Neurol Sci volume 17 issue 5 pages 367 70 year 1996 pmid 8933231 doi 10.1007 BF01999900 ref Alois Alzheimer first used the phrase Binswanger s disease in 1902. ref name titleReview Binswangers disease, leukoaraiosis and dementia Age and Ageing Find ... title Review Binswanger s disease, leuokoaraiosis and dementia work Age and Ageing accessdate 2008 ... of this disease which began in 1962. ref name pmid11441570 ref name pmid14481961 cite journal author ... called Binswanger s disease and presentation of two cases journal World Neurol volume 3 issue pages ... enlargement, aphasia , hemianopsia , and hemiparesis . ref name Libon1990 He named this disease ... and supported Binswanger s ideas and hypotheses. Alzheimer renamed this disease Binswanger s disease ... scientists were lumping Binswanger s disease with all other subcortical and cortical dementia and labeling everything senile dementia despite all previous research and efforts to distinguish this disease ... Binswanger s disease so far. He discovered that some of the information in the original reports was incorrect ... types of dementia. Even with these errors, Olszewski concluded that Binswanger disease did exist ... of this dementia, including Binswanger s disease were lost. ref name Libon2004 This was until ... more details
A polycystic disease is a disease that involves multiple cysts scattered throughout an organ, including Polycystic kidney disease Polycystic liver disease Polycystic ovary syndrome disambig ... more details
Artery disease may refer to the following coronary artery disease Peripheral artery disease, more commonly called peripheral vascular disease Carotid artery disease, more commonly called carotid artery stenosis disambig ... more details
wiktionary disease A disease is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions and can be deadly. Disease may also refer to Disease album Disease album , a 1993 album by G.G.F.H. Disease song Disease song , a 2002 song by Matchbox Twenty disambiguation ... more details
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Sir James Paget , a surgeon and pathologist, described several diseases, including Paget s disease of bone most common use of Paget s disease Paget s disease of the breast Paget Schroetter disease Extramammary Paget s disease EMPD disambig ar sl Pagetova bolezen ... more details
Still s disease can refer to Juvenile idiopathic arthritis Adult onset Still s disease disambig DEFAULTSORT Still S diSeaSe Category Connective tissue diseases pt Doen a de Still fr Maladie de Still ... more details
Duroziez s disease is a congenital variant of mitral stenosis . It was described in 1877 by Paul Louis Duroziez . External links WhoNamedIt synd 2735 Duroziez disease Congenital heart defects Category Heart diseases disease stub ... more details
Infobox disease Name Lyme disease Image Adult deer tick.jpg Caption Nymphal and adult Ixodes scapularis deer tick s can be carriers of Lyme disease. Nymphs are about the size of a poppy seed. DiseasesDB ... disease , or Lyme borreliosis , ref name Bolognia cite book author Rapini, Ronald P. Bolognia, Jean ... pages isbn 1 4160 2999 0 oclc doi accessdate ref is an emerging infectious disease caused by at least ... chapter Clinical Manifestations of Lyme Disease in Adults title UpToDate publisher UpToDate year 2009 ref is the main cause of Lyme disease in the United States , whereas Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii cause most Europe an cases. The disease is named after the town of Lyme, Connecticut Lyme , Connecticut ... that Lyme disease was a tick borne disease in 1978, the cause of the disease remained a mystery until 1981, when B. burgdorferi was identified by Willy Burgdorfer . Lyme disease is the most common tick borne disease in the Northern Hemisphere . Borrelia is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected ... content full 34 6 1340 year 2005 pmid 16040645 doi 10.1093 ije dyi129 ref Lyme disease is a biosafety level 2 disease. Signs and symptoms Lyme disease can affect multiple body systems and produce a range of symptoms. Not all patients with Lyme disease will have all symptoms, and many of the symptoms are not specific to Lyme disease, but can occur with other diseases as well. The incubation period ... stage of the tick is responsible for most cases. ref cite web author Edlow JA title Lyme disease ... doi 10.1023 A 1007404620701 ref Early localized infection Image Bullseye Lyme Disease Rash.jpg thumb Common bullseye rash pattern associated with Lyme disease Image Erythema migrans erythematous rash in Lyme disease PHIL 9875.jpg thumb Erythema migrans Image Lymerash.jpg thumb Raised, red borders ... The classic sign of early local infection with Lyme disease is a circular, outwardly expanding ... bite three to thirty days after the tick bite. ref Lyme Disease eMedicine Ophthalmology. Author ... more details
Disseminated disease refers to a diffuse disease process, generally either infectious disease infectious or neoplastic . The term may sometimes also characterize connective tissue disease . A disseminated infection, for example, has extended beyond its origin or Locus of infection nidus and involved the bloodstream to seed other areas of the body. Similarly, one can view metastatic cancer as a disseminated infection in that it has extended into the bloodstream or into the lymphatic system and thus seeded distant sites a process known as metastasis . Disseminated disease often contrasts localized disease . Disease stub Category Diseases and disorders Category Medical terms ... more details
Infobox disease Name Tooth disease Image Caption DiseasesDB ICD10 K00 K05 ICD9 ICD9 520 ICD9 525 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID D014076 A tooth disease is a disorder of the tooth that can be congenital or acquired. Examples Expand section date August 2011 Congenital anodontia Acquired dental caries Medical conditions Tooth disease Category Dental disorders disease stub ... more details
Bronze disease may refer to The irreversible and nearly inexorable corrosion process occurring when copper Chloride chlorides come into contact with Bronze Properties bronze Addison s disease , which acquired the nickname bronze disease from the Medical sign clinical sign of skin hyperpigmentation that its sufferers exhibit disambiguation ... more details
Infobox Disease Name PAGENAME Image Caption DiseasesDB ICD10 ICD9 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID D005882 A gingival disease is a disorder primarily affecting the gingiva . An example is gingivitis . disease stub Oral pathology Periodontology Category Periodontal disorders ... more details
Disease carrier could refer to Asymptomatic carrier , a person or organism infected with an infectious disease agent, but displaying no symptoms Genetic carrier , a person or organism that has inherited a genetic trait or mutation, but displaying no symptoms disambig ... more details
Disease reservoir may refer to Natural reservoir , the long term host of the pathogen of an infectious disease Fomite , any inanimate object or substance capable of carrying infectious organisms Disambig ... more details
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