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| | Testicular Atrophy |
 | | The primary etiology of testicular atrophy is surgical trauma to the testicular veins of the spermatic cord. | | | The incidence of testicular atrophy can be dramatically reduced by ³ limiting dissection trauma to the cord. | | | Specifically, there was no discussion of the risks of testicular atrophy or that consideration was given to staging the repairs. |
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http://www.tabexperts.com/TesticularAtrophy.htm
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| | Dorlands Medical Dictionary |
| | atrophy which affects certain organs in all individuals as part of the normal aging process. | | | progressive muscular atrophy beginning in the hand and extending to the shoulder without affecting the muscles of the arm. | | | neuropathic atrophy of the small muscles of the hand unattended by sensory disturbance. |
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http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_a_72zPzhtm
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| | Optic Atrophy |
| | Optic atrophy is the medical term used to describe the loss of some or all of the nerve fibers in the optic nerve. | | | For example, some people are born with optic atrophy because the optic nerves did not develop properly. | | | Unfortunately, there is no effective treatment for optic atrophy. |
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http://www.negreyjahnle.com/eyeConditions/opticAtrophy.htm
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| | Spinal Muscular Atrophy |
| | Spinal muscular atrophy is a rare degenerative problem that affects the spinal cord and nerves, resulting in muscle wasting and weakness. | | | During the physical examination, your child's physician will obtain a complete medical history of your child, and he/she may also ask if there is a family history of any medical problems. | | | The key to medically managing spinal muscular atrophy is through early detection. |
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http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_neuro/sma.cfm
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| | Optic atrophy |
| | Nutritional deficiencies and poisons can be associated with gradual vision loss and optic atrophy, or with sudden vision loss and optic disc swelling. | | | Color vision and contrast sensitivity can also be affected. | | | This change in visual function can be a decrease in sharpness and clarity of vision (visual acuity) or decreases in side (peripheral) vision. |
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http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/optic_atrophy.jsp
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| | Fact Sheet Optic Nerve Atrophy |
| | A child's ability to see clearly (visual acuity) is affected due to nerve damage that occurs in the central part of the retina responsible for detail and color vision (macula). | | | The optic nerve, when examined with an ophthalmoscope, has a gray-white appearance, which may not be apparent for 4-6 weeks from time of optic nerve injury. | | | The optic nerve functions like a cable carrying information from the eye to be processed by the brain. |
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http://www.blindbabies.org/factsheet_ona.htm
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| | Optic Atrophy |
| | Optic atrophy is a condition that affects the optic nerve, which carries impulses from the eye to the brain. | | | Therefore, it’s important to have regular eye exams (especially if you have a family history of eye diseases), and to see your ophthalmologist immediately if you have any changes in your vision. | | | Improper formation of the optic nerve, which is a congenital problem (the person is born with it) |
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http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3800/3864.asp?index=12326
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| | Hemifacial Atrophy |
| | The affected area extends progressively with the atrophy of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, the muscles, bones, cartilages, alveolar bone and soft palate on that side of the face. | | | Their relative cheap cost, ease of fabrication and more importantly psychological relief from the fear of expensive and multi stage surgical technique is a welcome development for the patient. | | | Photographs and cephalometry will allow for monitoring of facial symmetry over time and aid in planning surgical approaches to individual patients. |
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http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijds/vol1n1/hemifacial.xml
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| | Spinal muscular atrophy - Genetics Home Reference |
| | It is caused by a loss of specialized nerve cells (motor neurons) in the spinal cord and the part of the brain that is connected to the spinal cord (brain stem). | | | What if I still have specific questions about spinal muscular atrophy? | | | Where can I find additional information about spinal muscular atrophy? |
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http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=spinalmuscularatrophy
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| | SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY |
| | From the description just given it can be seen why the condition is called Spinal Muscular Atrophy - the muscles atrophy because of a problem in the nerve cells in the spine. | | | The brain and the sensory nerves (that allow us to feel sensations such as touch, temperature, pain etc.) are not affected. | | | Don't hesitate to ask your doctor, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, social worker or any other health worker concerned with your child, for further information and/or support. |
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http://www.mda.org.au/specific/mdasma.html
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| | Spinal Muscular Atrophy |
| | Distal spinal muscular atrophy is characterized by initial weakness and wasting of distal muscles, followed by weakness of other muscle groups. | | | SMA II (chronic spinal muscular atrophy; Dubowitz disease). | | | This section is not meant to address all personal, cultural, or ethical issues that individuals may face or to substitute for consultation with a genetics professional. |
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http://www.geneclinics.org/profiles/sma/details.html
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| | SMA Spinal Muscular Atrophy |
| | The Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) webring allows individuals and families affected by SMA to join their homepages together. | | | The mission of Special needs family fun is to provide family fun and family health resources to enhance the quality of family life for families with disabilities and special needs. | | | the story of our two children, Jay & Daryl who both have a muscle wasting condition called spinal muscular atrophy, there is also information on wheelchair friendly holidays, scoliosis,and a overveiw on mainstream or special school education |
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| | ENLmedical.com: Conditions And Concerns: Medical Encyclopedia: Muscle atrophy |
| | Use the Symptom Analysis option to explore the possible explanations for muscle atrophy, occurring alone or in combination with other problems. | | | Astronauts, free of the gravitational pull of Earth, can develop decreased muscle tone and loss of calcium from their bones following just a few days of weightlessness. | | | People with sedentary jobs and senior citizens with decreased activity can loose muscle tone and develop significant atrophy. |
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| | Spinal Muscular Atrophy, The Alfred I. duPont Institute |
| | Managed with physical therapy and inpatient rehabilitation consisting of intensive physical, occupational and aquatic therapy and the use of long leg braces at age of 2. | | | A group of disorders characterized by degeneration of the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord and occasionally the neurons of the lower bulbar motor nuclei resulting in muscle weakness and atrophy. | | | Diffuse muscle involvement involves all muscles except diaphram, sternohyoid, sternothyroid and involuntary muscles of heart, bladder, intestine, and sphincters. |
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http://gait.aidi.udel.edu/res695/homepage/pd_ortho/educate/clincase/smaab.htm
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| | MedlinePlus: Spinal Muscular Atrophy |
| | The primary NIH organization for research on Spinal Muscular Atrophy is the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke | | | Physical Therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy - A Brief Overview (Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy) | | | Glossary of Terms Related to SMA (Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy) |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spinalmuscularatrophy.html
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| | AskOxford: atrophy |
| | • verb (atrophies, atrophied) 1 (of body tissue or an organ) waste away. | | | • noun the condition or process of atrophying. |
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| | Optic Nerve Atrophy |
| | Discussions related specifically to the optic nerve atrophy acupuncture treatment page @ Yin Yang House.com. | | | Optic nerve atrophy is treated with acupuncture, hence our discussion of it as listed above. | | | Discuss Acupuncture » Forum » Treatment Discussions » Conditions Treated With Acupuncture » Optic Nerve Atrophy |
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http://www.discuss-acupuncture.com/acudiscuss/index.php?PHPSESSID=6464888cb69b3846dcd6db9b250a195a&topic=110.0
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| | Introduction: Spinal Muscular Atrophy - WrongDiagnosis.com |
| | Treatments for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Various information is available about treatments available for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, or research treatments for other diseases. | | | Misdiagnosis and Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Research more detailed information about misdiagnosis of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, or research misdiagnosis of other diseases. | | | Researching symptoms of Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Further information about the symptoms of Spinal Muscular Atrophy is available including a list of symptoms of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, other diseases that might have similar symptoms in differential diagnosis of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, or alternatively return to research other symptoms in the symptom center. |
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http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/s/spinal_muscular_atrophy/intro.htm
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| | Multisystem Atrophy - Overview, Incidence, & Anatomy - neurologychannel |
| | Multisystem Atrophy - Overview, Incidence, & Anatomy - neurologychannel | | | We subscribe to the HONcode principles of the Health On the Net Foundation | | | Although cognitive dysfunction may appear minimal, most patients do experience frontal system impairment and many develop dementia late in the course of the disease. |
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| | Atrophy |
| | Produced by PRODIGY (Prescribing RatiOnally with Decision-support In General-practice studY), which is based at the Sowerby Centre for Health Informatics at Newcastle (SCHIN), and funded by the Department of Health. | | | This quick reference guide summarises the key management options, supporting information and prescription details for menopausal urogenital atrophy. | | | A description of cerebral atrophy is provided, and available treatments, prognosis, and current research activities are all discussed. |
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| | Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation - SMA |
| | The mission of the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation is to accelerate the development of a treatment or a cure for SMA, the number one genetic killer of infants and toddlers. | | | For full story, please visit our News page. | | | The Foundation is dedicated to preventing the death and suffering of thousands of children whose lives depend upon increasing research funding to fulfill the scientific opportunity to cure the disease. |
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| | Olivopontocerebellar atrophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | This situation causes some controversy and confusion about what terms and system of categorization should be used. | | | Olivopontocerebellar atrophy is group of disorders which overlap certain other groups, such as spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA). | | | Olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA) are a group of diseases characterized by neuronal degeneration in the cerebellum, pontine nuclei, and inferior olive. |
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| | Health Information Resource Database: Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy |
| | Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy was founded to support families with members suffering from the condition and to promote research into treatments for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). | | | Health Information Resource Database: Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy | | | Spinal muscular atrophy is a group of diseases which affect all age groups, from newborns to adults. |
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http://www.health.gov/nhic/Scripts/Entry.cfm?HRCode=HR2292
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| | Regeneron Research Diseases Muscle Atrophy |
| | In such settings of muscle atrophy, the patient has few therapeutic choices to prevent muscle loss. | | | Identification of ubiquitin ligases required for skeletal muscle atrophy. | | | Many different medical conditions cause muscle shrinkage, or atrophy, such as when a patient suffers from cancer or AIDS, or simply when a limb is casted following injury, or even when a patient undergoes prolonged bed rest. |
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http://www.regeneron.com/research/disease_template.asp?v_c_id=16
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| | Optic atrophy |
| | The child may not be aware of these fluctuations; the classroom teacher should be alerted to their possibility. | | | Visual loss as a result of pressure against the optic nerve may be restored if the cause is identified and treated early. | | | Optic atrophy secondary to vascular, traumatic, degenerative, and some toxic causes has a negative prognosis. |
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http://www.tsbvi.edu/Education/anomalies/optic_atrophy.htm
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| | Cerebral Atrophy Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) |
| | Select this link to view a list of studies currently seeking patients. | | | Cerebral atrophy is a common feature of many of the diseases that affect the brain. | | | Atrophy can be generalized, which means that all of the brain has shrunk; or it can be focal, affecting only a limited area of the brain and resulting in a decrease of the functions that area of the brain controls. |
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http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_atrophy/cerebral_atrophy.htm
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| | Optic Atrophy |
| | Optic Atrophy A Good Patient Summary Article on optic atrophy: Dysfunction of the optic nerve; may be congenital or acquired. | | | Pale optic disk and loss of pupillary reaction are usually proportionate to the visual loss. | | | The milder form is autosomal dominant and has a gradual onset of deterioration in childhood but little progression thereafter; the more severe form is autosomal recessive and is present at birth or within 2 years; this form is accompanied by nystagmus. |
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http://www.lowvision.org/optic_atrophy.htm
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| | Olivopontocerebellar atrophy |
| | There are no specific tests for this condition. | | | Olivopontocerebellar atrophy is a neurodegenerative illness that causes certain brain areas (which may include the olivary nucleus, the pons, and the cerebellum) to shrink. | | | Call your health care provider if you have any symptoms of olivopontocerebellar atrophy. |
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http://www.adam.com/democontent/hie/ency/article/000758.htm
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| | Spinal Muscular Atrophy |
| | Affected individuals have poor muscle tone, muscle weakness on both sides of the body without, or with minimal, involvement of the face muscles, twitching tongue and a lack of deep tendon reflexes. | | | Typical symptoms are a slowly progressive muscle weakness and muscle wasting (atrophy). | | | Motor neurons are nerve cells that transmit nerve impulses from the spinal cord or brain (central nervous system) to muscle or glandular tissue. |
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http://www.webmd.com/hw/brain_nervous_system/nord1135.asp
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| | atrophy - OneLook Dictionary Search |
| | Example: "Muscles that are not used will atrophy" | | | Phrases that include atrophy: spinal muscular atrophy, olivopontocerebellar atrophy, sudeck's atrophy, familial spinal muscular atrophy, infantile muscular atrophy, more... | | | atrophy : Alzheimer's Association Medical Glossary [home, info] |
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| | WordNet Search - 2.1 |
| | S: (n) atrophy, withering (any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)) | | | S: (v) atrophy (undergo atrophy) "Muscles that are not used will atrophy" | | | S: (n) atrophy, wasting, wasting away (a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse) |
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| | MDVU Resource Library - Multiple System Atrophy |
| | WE MOVE makes every effort to present medical information that is up-to-date and accurate. | | | Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a neurodegenerative disease marked by a combination of symptoms affecting movement, blood pressure, and other body functions; hence the label "multiple system" atrophy. | | | Medical Review: Horacio Kaufmann, MD; Niall Quinn, MD |
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| | Spinal Muscular Atrophy / Family Village |
| | The Families of S.M.A. (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) organization promotes and funds research, provides families with the use of their equipment pool to help alleviate the high cost of medical equipment, promotes public awareness, provides networking, and funds a roster at Indiana University, enabling researchers a central location from which to access necessary family information. | | | They also provide families who have little or no insurance with financial assistance in the purchase of necessary equipment. | | | The Jennifer Trust for Spinal Muscular Atrophy - UK |
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| | Spinal Muscular Atrophy - Families of SMA Home Page |
| | We invite you to explore our pages and reach out to our 'extended family.' | | | Be sure you hear about it - when a cure or treatment for SMA is found! | | | Welcome to the web site of Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy - a comprehensive, on-line information and resource center. |
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| | Neuro Care--Prevention or Retardation of Disuse Atrophy |
| | Maintenance of muscle bulk and tone for quadriplegics/paraplegics | | | Disuse atrophy is the shrinking or wasting away of tissue or organ due to a reduction in the size or number of cells resulting from inadequate cell nutrition due to poor circulation and disuse resulting from confinement, immobilization, or lack of exercise. | | | For more information on this topic, click here! |
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| | Multiple System Atrophy |
| | Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare progressive neurological disorder characterized by a varying combination of symptoms. | | | The term multiple system atrophy has generated significant controversy and confusion in the medical literature. | | | Additionally, there is a hereditary form of olivopontocerebellar atrophy that is not part of the multiple system atrophy spectrum. |
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| | eMedicine - Multiple System Atrophy : Article by André Diedrich, MD, PhD |
| | OPCA, and cerebellar atrophy, and the putaminal lesions of striatonigral degeneration are often detected by using MR techniques. | | | The slight hyperintensity of the lateral margin of the putamen on T2-weighted MRI is a characteristic finding in patients with MSA involving the extrapyramidal system. | | | Kimber JR, Watson L, Mathias CJ: Distinction of idiopathic Parkinson's disease from multiple-system atrophy by stimulation of growth-hormone release with clonidine. |
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| | The MSDS HyperGlossary: Atrophy |
| | Muscle Atrophy, an article in the MedLinePlus Encylcopedia at the National Institutes of Health. | | | You may have heard this term used in reference to accident or paralysis victims: "his muscles atrophied because of non-use". | | | Atrophy is a wasting or decrease in size of a bodily organ, tissue, or part owing to disease, injury, or lack of use. |
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http://www.ilpi.com/msds/ref/atrophy.html
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| | Essential Iris Atrophy |
| | Attachment of portions of the iris to the cornea (peripheral anterior synechiae) and/or abnormalities in the cornea may lead to secondary glaucoma and vision loss. | | | Essential iris atrophy is a very rare, progressive disorder of the eye characterized by a pupil that is out of place and/or distorted, areas of degeneration on the iris (atrophy), and/or holes in the iris. | | | Essential iris atrophy is one of three iridocorneal endothelial (ICE) syndromes, each of which usually affects one eye of young to middle-aged men and women. |
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