WS

Introduction: WS

Description of WS

WS (medical condition): A syndrome characterised by mental retardation, facial abnormalities and emotional instability.

See also:

Williams Syndrome:
  »Introduction: Williams Syndrome
  »Symptoms of Williams Syndrome
  »Treatments for Williams Syndrome

WS: Rare Disease

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

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

WS as a Disease

WS: Another name for Williams Syndrome (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Williams Syndrome
  »Symptoms of Williams Syndrome
  »Treatments for Williams Syndrome

WS: Related Diseases

WS: WS is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Brain conditions
• Genetic Disease

Symptoms of WS (Williams Syndrome)

Some of the symptoms of WS incude:

• Physical problems
• Developmental problems
• Impulsive personality
• Excessively social personality
• Limited spatial skills

See full list of 87 symptoms of WS (Williams Syndrome)

Treatments for WS (Williams Syndrome)

Treatments for WS (Williams Syndrome) include:

• Symptomatic and supportive

Read more about treatments for WS

Treatment of WS: For more treatment information about WS, see treatment of Williams Syndrome (WS)

WS: Article Excerpts about Williams Syndrome

Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology (Excerpt)

Williams syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by physical and development problems. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

NINDS Williams Syndrome Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)

Williams syndrome is a rare, congenital (present at birth) disorder characterized by physical and developmental problems including an impulsive and outgoing (excessively social) personality, limited spatial skills and motor control, and intellectual disability (i.e., developmental delay, learning disabilities, mental retardation, or attention deficit disorder). (Source: excerpt from NINDS Williams Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)

WS: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to WS:

• neurodevelopmental disorder
• mental retardation
• hypercalcemia
• supravalvular aortic stenosis
• hyperacusis

Terms associated with WS:

Terms Similar to WS:

• Williams-Beuren syndrome
• Williams syndrome
• WBS
• WMS (Williams-Beuren syndrome)

Source - NIH

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