PMD

Introduction: PMD

Description of PMD

PMD (medical condition): Rare brain myelin disorder. See also Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease:
  »Introduction: Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
  »Symptoms of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease

PMD: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list PMD as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

PMD as a Disease

PMD: Another name for Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
  »Symptoms of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease

PMD: PMD is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: leukodystrophies, Brain conditions

Symptoms of PMD (Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease)

Some of the symptoms of PMD incude:

• Symptoms in infants include:
  • Slow growth
  • Nystagmus
  • Poor head control
• Symptoms in adults include:

See full list of 16 symptoms of PMD (Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease)

PMD: Article Excerpts about Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease

Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease is a rare, progressive, degenerative central nervous system disorder in which coordination, motor abilities, and intellectual function deteriorate. The disease is one of a group of genetic disorders called the leukodystrophies that affect growth of the myelin sheath, the fatty covering--which acts as an insulator--on nerve fibers in the brain. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease Information Page: NINDS)

Terms associated with PMD:

Terms Similar to PMD:

• Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease

Source - NIH

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