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Allan–Herndon–Dudley syndrome is a rare disorder of brain development that causes moderate to severe intellectual disability and problems with movement. This condition which occurs almost exclusively in males disrupts development […]

Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) is a serious chronic leukemia (cancer of the blood) that affects children mostly aged 4 and younger. The average age of patients at diagnosis is 2 […]

An anopsia or anopia (from Ancient Greek ἀν- an- un- and ὄψις opsis sight). is a defect in the visual field. If the defect is only partial then the portion […]

Quadrantanopia quadrantanopsia or quadrant anopia refers to an anopia affecting a quarter of the field of vision.It can be associated with a lesion of an optic radiation. While quadrantanopia can […]

Conjugate gaze palsies are neurological disorders affecting the ability to move both eyes in the same direction. These palsies can affect gaze in a horizontal upward or downward direction.

Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) is a rare tumor usually diagnosed in childhood. Although usually a brain tumor AT/RT can occur anywhere in the central nervous system (CNS) including the […]

Choledochal cysts (aka bile duct cyst) are congenital conditions involving cystic dilatation of bile ducts. They are uncommon in western countries but not as rare in East Asian nations like […]

Parametritis is an inflammation of the parametrium (connective tissue adjacent to the uterus).It is considered a form of pelvic inflammatory disease.Parametritis is inflammation of the ligaments around the uterus. Parametritis […]

Monoclonal gammopathy is a synonym for paraproteinemia. These are usually found in association with haemic neoplasms especially multiple myeloma. They also occur in other benign and malignant conditions.

Diastasis recti (also known as abdominal separation) is a disorder defined as a separation of the rectus abdominis muscle into right and left halves. Normally the two sides of the […]