Adrenoleukodystrophy
Adrenoleukodystrophy: Introduction
Adrenoleukodystrophy:
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a rare, inherited metabolic disorder that afflicts the young boy Lorenzo Odone, whose story is told in the 1993 film "Lorenzo's ... more about Adrenoleukodystrophy.
Adrenoleukodystrophy: A rare disorder which has characteristic symptoms of Addison disease (adrenocortical insufficiency) and Schilder disease (cerebral sclerosis). Bronze skin, brain sclerosis and demyelination are the main symptoms.
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Adrenoleukodystrophy: Complications
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Medical Textbooks Online about Adrenoleukodystrophy
Medical Books Excerpts
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- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Skin, bronze
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Prognosis for Adrenoleukodystrophy
Prognosis for Adrenoleukodystrophy:
Prognosis for patients with ALD is generally poor except
after successful bone marrow transplantation. Death may occur within 1 to
10 years after the onset of symptoms due to disease progression.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Adrenoleukodystrophy Information Page: NINDS)
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Clinical Trials for Adrenoleukodystrophy
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Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology (Excerpt)
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a rare, inherited metabolic disorder that afflicts the young boy Lorenzo Odone, whose story is told in the 1993 film "Lorenzo's oil." In this disease, the fatty covering (myelin sheath) on nerve fibers in the brain is lost, and the adrenal gland degenerates, leading to progressive neurological disability and death.
(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)
NINDS Adrenoleukodystrophy Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a rare, genetic
disorder characterized by the breakdown or loss of the myelin sheath
surrounding nerve cells in the brain and progressive dysfunction of the
adrenal gland. ALD is one of a group of genetic disorders called the
leukodystrophies that cause damage to the myelin sheath, the fatty
covering — which acts as an insulator — on nerve fibers in the brain.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Adrenoleukodystrophy Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Adrenoleukodystrophy:
A syndrome combining the characteristics of adrenocortical insufficiency (Addison disease) with those of cerebral sclerosis (Schilder disease). Skin bronzing and sclerosis of the brain and demyelination are the principal manifestations.
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Adrenoleukodystrophy is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Adrenoleukodystrophy, or a subtype of Adrenoleukodystrophy,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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