The Whitrod family launched Genetic Cures for Kids in the hopes of finding a treatment for their daughter with hereditary ...

In what experts are calling a “dream come true,” scientists used a recent biochemical discovery to help an 8-year-old boy ...

Our results indicate that, compared to the signal-based approach, this new framework leads to a more precise gait deviation assessment, and a more refined characterization of motor impairments, as ...

Electromyography (EMG) is used as medical tool to display muscle activity and gain information about the health status of the patients muscle function, which may be affected by many kind of diseases.

The Genetics of Hereditary Retinopathies and Optic Neuropathies Alessandro Iannaccone, MD, MS Disclosures Compr Ophthalmol Update. 2005;6 (1):39-62.

The study was carried out on a consanguineous family in which three sons were affected by hereditary spastic paraparesis (HSP), which is characterized by abnormal gait and spasticity of the lower ...

Spastic diplegia is the most common form of cerebral palsy worldwide. Many disorders mimic spastic diplegia, which can result in misdiagnosis for the child with resultant negative treatment and family ...

INTRODUCTION: Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) may lead to reduced functional mobility and balance. It is important to establish ...

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects the nervous system. Studies show that some cases are caused by genetic mutations, but hereditary causes are rare.

The approval of Andembry is for use in adult and pediatric patients aged 12 years and older and is self-administered with once-monthly dosing delivered in 15 seconds or less via an autoinjector ...

Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is a treatment option for some children with cerebral palsy who experience muscle tightness.

The FDA has approved Andembry for prophylactic use to prevent attacks of HAE in adult and pediatric patients aged 12 years and older.