Ataxia Telangiectasia

Ataxia Telangiectasia: Introduction

Ataxia Telangiectasia: Ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare, progressive, neurodegenerative childhood disease that affects the nervous system and other body systems. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Ataxia Telangiectasia Information Page: NINDS) ... more about Ataxia Telangiectasia.

Ataxia Telangiectasia: A rare inherited childhood disorder involving progressive degeneration of the nervous system. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Ataxia Telangiectasia is available below.

Symptoms of Ataxia Telangiectasia

• Balance difficulty
• Slurred speech
• Ataxia (lack of muscle control)
• Clumsiness
• Problems walking
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 44 symptoms of Ataxia Telangiectasia

Home Diagnostic Testing

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Ataxia Telangiectasia: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Ataxia Telangiectasia:

• Immune suppression
• Respiratory infections
• Mild diabetes mellitus (see Diabetes-like symptoms)
• Slowed growth
• Wheel chair required
• Death #usually occurs by later childhood
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Ataxia Telangiectasia

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Less Common Symptoms of Ataxia Telangiectasia

• Areas of altered skin
• Areas of altered hair pigmentation
• Café au lait spots
• Sclerodermatous changes
• Lymph system malignancy
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 24 occasional symptoms of Ataxia Telangiectasia

Diagnostic Tests for Ataxia Telangiectasia

• Fetal proteins blood test
• more tests...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Ataxia Telangiectasia?

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Ataxia Telangiectasia: Undiagnosed Conditions

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  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Ataxia Telangiectasia

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from sudden inability to speak. This...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as a ...read more »

Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms of severe brain injury are hard to miss, it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a mild...read more »

MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked. This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI),...read more »

Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often...read more »

Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return. A variety of symptoms can occur in post-concussion syndrome and...read more »

Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine...read more »

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Ataxia Telangiectasia: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Neurosurgeon)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Neurodevelopment Disabilities
  • Neurosurgery (Brain Surgery)
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (Nerve/Muscle/Bone Specialists)
  • Neuroradiology
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Neuropathology
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
• Stroke & Vascular Specialists:
  • Vascular Neurology (Brain Blood Vessels)
  • Vascular & Interventional Radiology
  • Vascular Surgery (Blood Vessel Surgeon)
  • Neuropathology (Brain Diagnostics)
• Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
  • Geriatric Medicine (Senior Health Specialist)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Senior Mental Health)
• more specialists...»

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Ataxia Telangiectasia: Rare Types

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• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Ataxia Telangiectasia

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Treatments for Ataxia Telangiectasia

• Symptomatic and supportive treatments
• Physical therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Speech therapy
• Gamma-globulin injections - for weakened immune systems.
• more treatments...»

See full list of 6 treatments for Ataxia Telangiectasia

News Archives for Ataxia Telangiectasia

Medical news articles related to Ataxia Telangiectasia include:

• Kids With Eye Condition at Risk for Poor Mental Health
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• New Program May Help Teens at High Risk for Depression
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• NFL Players Not at Increased Heart Risk
• Inner Ear Dysfunction Puts Older Adults at Risk of Falls
• Health Tip: Install Smoke Alarms at Home
• Refusing Shots Puts Kids at Higher Risk for Whooping Cough
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Ataxia Telangiectasia

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Prognosis for Ataxia Telangiectasia

Prognosis for Ataxia Telangiectasia: Poor. Life-shortening. Neurodegenerative. Often death in teens or 20's.

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Reseach about Ataxia Telangiectasia

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Clinical Trials for Ataxia Telangiectasia

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Ataxia Telangiectasia include:

• Caspofungin Acetate in Treating Aspergillosis in Patients With Hematologic Cancer or in Patients Who Have Undergone a Stem Cell Transplant - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - caspofungin acetate
• Study for Treatment of Cancer in Children With Ataxia-Telangiectasia - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Vinblastine,Vincristine,Prednisone,Daunorubicin
• more trials...»

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Statistics for Ataxia Telangiectasia

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• Death and Mortality statistics for Ataxia Telangiectasia
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Ataxia Telangiectasia: Broader Related Topics

• Primary Immune Deficiency
• Blood vessel conditions
• Brain conditions
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Article Excerpts about Ataxia Telangiectasia

Ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare, progressive, neurodegenerative childhood disease that affects the nervous system and other body systems. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Ataxia Telangiectasia Information Page: NINDS)

Definitions of Ataxia Telangiectasia:

Rare hereditary disease characterized by extreme sensitivity to ionizing radiation or radiomimetic drugs because of a defect in DNA repair. AT heterozygosity is estimated to occur in more than 2% of the U.S. population; heterozygotes exhibit increased radiation sensitivity and are at increased risk for several types of cancer. The normal version of the gene that is defective in AT appears to activate the p53-dependent response to DNA damage. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Ataxia Telangiectasia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Ataxia Telangiectasia, or a subtype of Ataxia Telangiectasia, 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 Ataxia Telangiectasia as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet