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… Motor nerve disorders, such as polio, some forms of spinal muscular atrophy , and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) … at the knees for long periods Muscle disorders, such as muscular dystrophy , that can cause weakness when the body mistakenly …
… page What is moyamoya disease? Moyamoya disease is a rare brain disorder that limits blood flow to the brain. In moyamoya disease, the main arteries supplying blood to the brain get narrow over time, reducing oxygen to the brain and … disorder caused by blocked arteries at the base of the brain in an area called the basal ganglia. Moyamoya means …
… While rare, symptoms can begin in childhood as well. Common symptoms of CADASIL include: Migraine headaches with … including apathy, depression, and bipolar disorder Less common symptoms of CADASIL include: Seizures Vision problems … the blood vessels that can be seen in other parts of the body, such as the skin. Treating CADASIL There is no cure or …
… from the following sources: GeneReviews MedlinePlus Muscular Dystrophy Association 800-572-1717 ResourceCenter@mdausa.org … (NIAMS) NIAMSinfo@mail.nih.gov Learn about related topics Muscular Dystrophy …
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… doctoral training, she studied families with undiagnosed muscular disorders presenting as limb-girdle muscular dystrophies, and used linkage analyses and gene … variants in COL6A3 cause Ullrich-like congenital muscular dystrophy in young Labrador Retriever dogs. Neuromuscul …
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Thanks to the herculean efforts of our dedicated staff, we successfully and fully obligated our Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 NINDS…
… March 13, 2024 NINDS is excited to participate in Brain Awareness Week during March 11-17. This week-long celebration of the marvels of the human brain began in 1996, established and still coordinated by the … centers including games, virtual laboratories, printable activity books, and videos, check out the NIH STEM Teaching …
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The "Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information" section is required if you are working with human subjects. However, making that determination involves several steps and can be complex.
- Your research may fall under the umbrella of human subjects even if you aren't working on humans directly.
- For example, some basic research on samples would be considered human subjects, while research taking a different approach would not.
- This is a complicated topic with many rules and…
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What is Joubert syndrome?Joubert syndrome is a rare brain condition. It affects the back of the brain, which helps control balance and coordination. On magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, changes to the brain look like a person’s back tooth, which is why it is called the “molar tooth sign.”Variants (also called mutations) in a group of specific genes cause Joubert syndrome. Joubert syndrome is autosomal, which means the gene variants that cause it are on non-sex chromosomes. It can pass down in families in…