Alternating Hemiplegia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Alternating Hemiplegia, or a subtype of Alternating Hemiplegia,
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 Alternating Hemiplegia as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Alternating Hemiplegia: Introduction
Types of Alternating Hemiplegia:
Broader types of Alternating Hemiplegia:
Prevalance of Alternating Hemiplegia: rare
Profile for Alternating Hemiplegia: develops in childhood, usually before the first 4 years. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Alternating Hemiplegia Information Page: NINDS)
Prognosis of Alternating Hemiplegia:
Children with the benign form of alternating hemiplegia
have a good prognosis. However, those who experience the more severe form
have a poor prognosis because intellectual and mental capacity do not
respond to drug therapy, and balance and gait problems continue. Over
time, walking unassisted becomes difficult or impossible
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Alternating Hemiplegia Information Page: NINDS)
Causes of Alternating Hemiplegia: see causes of Alternating Hemiplegia
Cause of Alternating Hemiplegia: Unknown.
Causes of Alternating Hemiplegia:
The cause of the disorder is unknown.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Alternating Hemiplegia Information Page: NINDS)
Symptoms of Alternating Hemiplegia: see symptoms of Alternating Hemiplegia
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Alternating Hemiplegia.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Alternating Hemiplegia.
Treatments for Alternating Hemiplegia:
see treatments for Alternating Hemiplegia
Research for Alternating Hemiplegia:
see research for Alternating Hemiplegia
Organs and body systems related to Alternating Hemiplegia include:
Main name of condition: Alternating Hemiplegia
Other names or spellings for Alternating Hemiplegia:
Alternating hemiplegia syndrome, Alternating hemiplegia of childhood, AHC (Alternating hemiplegia of childhood), AHS
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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