Alopecia, epilepsy, pyorrhea, mental subnormality: A rare syndrome characterized by alopecia, epilepsy, mental retardation and pus-producing gum and tooth inflammations. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Alopecia, epilepsy, pyorrhea, mental subnormality is available below.
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Alopecia, epilepsy, pyorrhea, mental subnormality is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Alopecia, epilepsy, pyorrhea, mental subnormality, or a subtype of Alopecia, epilepsy, pyorrhea, mental subnormality,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Alopecia, epilepsy, pyorrhea, mental subnormality as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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