Machado-Joseph Disease

Machado-Joseph Disease: Introduction

Machado-Joseph Disease: Machado-Joseph disease (MJD)-also called spinocerebellar ataxia type 3-is a rare hereditary ataxia. (Ataxia is a general term meaning lack ... more about Machado-Joseph Disease.

Machado-Joseph Disease: Rare genetic muscle disease causing muscle weakness. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Machado-Joseph Disease is available below.

Symptoms of Machado-Joseph Disease

• Clumsiness
• Arm weakness
• Leg weakness
• Spasticity
• Ataxia
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Machado-Joseph Disease: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Machado-Joseph Disease:

• Aspiration pneumonia (type of Pneumonia)
• Death
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Machado-Joseph Disease?

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Causes of Machado-Joseph Disease

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Treatments for Machado-Joseph Disease

• Symptomatic treatments
• Levodopa therapy - for Parkinson’s-like symptoms
• Antispasmodic drugs
• Baclofen
• Physiotherapy
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Machado-Joseph Disease

Medical research articles related to Machado-Joseph Disease include:

• Ataxia with Identified Genetic and Biochemical Defects (Overview)
• Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy (Treatment)
• Hallervorden-Spatz Disease (Diagnosis)
• Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy (Follow-up)
• Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy (Diagnosis)
• more research...»

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Prognosis for Machado-Joseph Disease

Prognosis for Machado-Joseph Disease: Variable. Depends on severity. Life-shortening for some.

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Statistics for Machado-Joseph Disease

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Machado-Joseph Disease: Broader Related Topics

• Genetic Disease
• Autosomal Genetic Diseases
• Autosomal Dominant Genetic Diseases
• Dominant Genetic Diseases
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Types of Machado-Joseph Disease

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Article Excerpts about Machado-Joseph Disease

Machado-Joseph disease (MJD)-also called spinocerebellar ataxia type 3-is a rare hereditary ataxia. (Ataxia is a general term meaning lack of muscle control.) (Source: excerpt from NINDS Machado-Joseph Disease Information Page: NINDS)

Definitions of Machado-Joseph Disease:

Machado-Joseph Disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Machado-Joseph Disease, or a subtype of Machado-Joseph Disease, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)