sclerosis n. , pl. -ses . A thickening or hardening of a body part, as of an artery, especially from excessive formation of fibrous interstitial
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Otosclerosis
Otosclerosis is a condition of the middle ear and mainly affects the tiny stapes bone. It causes gradual hearing loss. Treatments include hearing aids and surgery.
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Otosclerosis
Alternate Names : Otospongiosis, Stapedectomy
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Otosclerosis
By Dorothy Elinor StonelyThe Gale Group Inc., Gale.. Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 2002more »
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Otosclerosis is the abnormal growth of bone of the middle ear. This bone prevents structures within the ear from working properly and causes hearing loss. For some people with otosclerosis, the hearing loss may become severe.
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Otosclerosis is the most frequent cause of middle ear hearing loss in young adults. It affects about 10% of the U.S. population. It is a disorder that gets worse slowly, usually beginning in early to mid- adulthood.
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Deafness - partial or total lack of hearing. It may be present at birth (congenital) or may be acquired at any age thereafter. A person who cannot detect sound at an amplitude of 20 decibels in a frequency range...
Atherosclerosis treatment
Atherosclerosis is hardening of the arteries which is also known as arteriosclerosis. Healthy arteries are strong and flexible which is necessary to carry oxygen and nutrients throughout the body.
Atherosclerosis
Also listed as: Arteries - hardening of; Arteriosclerosis; Coronary artery disease
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Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) is the most common form of arteriosclerosis, a class of diseases in which the walls of a person's artery become thicker and less elastic through deposits along the arteries that often contain calcium.
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Atherosclerosis — also known as "hardening of the arteries" — involves injury to the inner layer of the artery wall.
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Mönckeberg arteriosclerosis, where calcium deposits develop in the middle layer of the artery walls of medium-sized blood vessels ...
Atherosclerosis-Related Diseases
Atherosclerosis can affect any artery in the body, including arteries in the heart, brain, arms, legs, pelvis, and kidneys. As a result, different diseases may develop based on which arteries are affected.
Atherosclerosis
By JOHN P. COOKEThe Gale Group Inc., Macmillan Reference USA.. Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health, 2002more »
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The term arteriosclerosis describes a number of conditions where the arteries become thickened and lose their elasticity.
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Imprecise term for various disorders of arteries, particularly hardening due to fibrosis or calcium deposition, often used as a synonym for atherosclerosis.
Otosclerosis involves the formation of new bone that affects two structures within the ear, known as the cochlea and labyrinth. The cochlea is a cone-shaped tube involved in hearing, and the labyrinth is key to a person's sense of balance.
Otosclerosis is a form of bone overgrowth within the middle ear that causes progressive hearing loss.
The sense of balance may also be impaired.
The cause is unknown, but risk factors include family history, gender and pregnancy.
Nephrosclerosis. The glomerular tuft is shrunken, with wrinkling of the capillary walls (asterisk), global glomerular sclerosis (arrow), ...
Atherosclerosis is not typically diagnosed without other symptoms presenting as a result of a severely blocked or narrowed artery.
Atherosclerosis is a disease that develops slowly over time. Excess cholesterol and other substances in the blood form plaques, which line the inner surface of the arteries.
Atherosclerosis can affect all large and medium-sized arteries, including the coronary, carotid, and cerebral arteries, the aorta, its branches, and major arteries of the extremities.
Atherosclerosis can affect medium and large arteries anywhere in your body. If someone has atherosclerosis in one part of their body, they typically will also have atherosclerosis in other parts of their bodies.
Atherosclerosis affects mainly the medium-sized arteries, such as the heart (coronary) arteries, neck (carotid) arteries, brain (cerebral) arteries, and kidney arteries.
Atherosclerosis is a type of arteriosclerosis. The two terms are often used to mean the same thing.
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Arteriosclerosis; Hardening of the arteries; Plaque buildup - arteries ...
Atherosclerosis (say: 'ath-er-o-skler-o-sis') is a disease that causes your arteries to become hard and narrowed. It's even possible for an artery to become completely blocked.
Atherosclerosis is the medical term used to describe the build-up of fat and cholesterol-filled plaques inside the arteries of the body.
Atherosclerosis refers to the build up of fatty deposits called plaques in the walls of the arteries.
Lichen sclerosis can be a difficult diagnosis to make. It is not unusual for someone to see more than one doctor before the disease is finally diagnosed. This can be very frustrating for you if the treatment you are receiving isn't working.
Arteriosclerosis is one of the most common diseases of the arteries.
Multiple sclerosis can vary greatly in severity which can make diagnosis difficult. Some people actually have no obvious symptoms their whole life and multiple sclerosis lesions may only incidentally be discovered during an MRI ...
Multiple sclerosis affects the brain and spinal cord. Early symptoms of multiple sclerosis include weakness, tingling, numbness, and blurred vision. Other possible warning signs are muscle stiffness, thinking problems, and urinary problems.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease in which the immune system, which normally protects the body, instead attacks the covering (myelin sheath) surrounding the nerve cables (axons) in the brain and spinal cord.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a condition in which multiple areas of abnormal patches (known as plaques) develop in the brain and/or spinal cord (depending on the stage of the illness).
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic neuroimmunologic (both the nervous system and the immunological system are involved) disorder of the central nervous system involving the brain, spinal chord and optic nerves.
Tuberous sclerosis (TSC) is a rare genetic disease that causes benign tumors to grow in the brain and on other vital organs such as the kidneys, heart, eyes, lungs, and skin. It usually affects the central nervous system.
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Tuberous sclerosis consists of a complex of signs and symptoms with multiple, usually benign, tumors that occur throughout the body and in numerous organs, including the skin, eye, brain, ...
Tuberous sclerosis complex has an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance, which means one copy of the altered gene in each cell is sufficient to increase the risk of developing tumors and other problems with development.
Systemic sclerosis occurs in two distinct forms: localized (CREST syndrome) and diffuse. CREST syndrome, the more benign form, accounts for 80% of cases.
Glomerulosclerosis is the term used to describe scarring that occurs within the kidneys in the small balls of tiny blood vessels called the glomeruli. The glomeruli assist the kidneys in filtering urine from the blood.
What causes glomerulosclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis (MS)
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, potentially debilitating disease that affects your brain and spinal cord (central nervous system).
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - Topic Overview
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What is multiple sclerosis? Multiple sclerosis, often called MS, is a disease that affects the central nervous system -the brain and spinal cord.
Multiple sclerosis is the most common demyelinating disease and the main cause of neurological disability in young and middle-aged adults in the UK, where it affects about 85,000 people.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system which leads to recurring attacks of neurological symptoms. The deterioration in function is related to something termed "demyelination".
Multiple sclerosis, sometimes called just MS, is a disabling neurological illness that affects the brain and spinal cord. The disease also is progressive, meaning it continues to get worse over time.
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What is multiple sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease in which the nerves of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) degenerate.
Tuberous sclerosis is a group of two genetic disorders that affect the skin, brain/nervous system, kidneys, and heart, and cause tumors to grow. The diseases are named after a tuber- or root-shaped growth in the brain.
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Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system).
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Systemic sclerosis is classified as follows:
Limited cutaneous scleroderma (CREST syndrome)
Diffuse cutaneous scleroderma
Sine scleroderma
Environmentally induced scleroderma
Overlap syndromes
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Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis and Causes
Currently, there are about 400,000 people living with multiple sclerosis in the United States, and more than 2 million people throughout the world.
Hippocampal sclerosis was first described in 1880 by Wilhelm Sommer.
A long and ongoing debate addresses the issue of whether hippocampal sclerosis is the cause or the consequence of chronic, pharmacoresistant seizure activity.
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Many diseases affect kidney function by attacking the glomeruli, the tiny units within the kidney where blood is cleaned.
Axial osteosclerosis
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abnormal hardening or increased density of bone on radiographs, such as occurs with eburnation.
Disseminated sclerosis: See: Multiple sclerosis.
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive muscular paralysis reflecting degeneration of motor neurons in the primary motor cortex, corticospinal tracts, brainstem and spinal cord.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive disease that affects motor neurons, which are specialized nerve cells in the spinal cord and the part of the brain that is connected to the spinal cord (the brainstem).
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