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  1. Modern Infectious Disease Epidemiology: Concepts, Methods, Mathematical Models, and Public Health (Statistics for Biology and Health)
  2. Infectious Disease: Clinical Cases Uncovered by Hamish McKenzie, Robert Laing, et all 2009-08-31
  3. Poultry Diseases
  4. Alexander Fleming: Conquering Disease With Penicillin (Makers of Modern Science) by Steven Otfinoski, 1992-11
  5. This Long Disease, My Life: Alexander Pope and the Sciences by Marjorie Nicolson, G. S. Rousseau, 1968
  6. Dale Alexander's New Arthritis and Commonsense by Dale Alexander, Mark Occhipinti, 1999-02-25
  7. Hirschsprung's Disease and Allied Disorders
  8. Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Surgical Management by Devinder Kumar, John Alexander-Williams, 1993-12-02
  9. Pediatric Neurovascular Disease: Surgical, Endovascular and Medical Management
  10. Liver disease, by Alexander Paton, 1969
  11. Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease: A Field and Laboratory Manual
  12. Depression and Heart Disease by Alexander Glassman, Mario M. Maj, et all 2011-01-11
  13. Treatise On The Diseases Of Women V1 by Alexander J. C. Skene, 2010-05-23
  14. Urinary Tract And Kidney Diseases And Disorders Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Information About the Urinary System, Including the Bladder, Urethra, ... Tract Infect (Health Reference Series) by Ivy L. Alexander, 2005-11-30

1. NINDS Alexander Disease Information Page
More about alexander disease, Studies with patients, Research literature, Pressreleases, Disclaimer, NINDS alexander disease Information Page Reviewed 1201-2003
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Is there any treatment?

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What research is being done? ... Organizations What is Alexander Disease? Is there any treatment? There is no cure for Alexander disease, nor is there a standard course of treatment. Treatment of Alexander disease is symptomatic and supportive. What is the prognosis? The prognosis for individuals with Alexander disease is generally poor. Most children with the infantile form do not survive past the age of 6. Juvenile and adult onset forms of the disorder have a slower, more lengthy course. What research is being done?

2. Alexander Disease
alexander disease. alexander disease is a rare, genetic, degenerative disorder of the nervous system alexander disease, which affects mostly males, usually begins at about 6 months
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Alexander Disease
Alexander disease is a rare, genetic, degenerative disorder of the nervous system. It is one of a group of genetic disorders called the leukodystrophies that affect growth of the myelin sheath, the fatty coveringwhich acts as an insulatoron nerve fibers in the brain. Alexander disease, which affects mostly males, usually begins at about 6 months of age. Symptoms may include mental and physical retardation, dementia, enlargement of the brain and head, spasticity (stiffness of arms and/or legs), and seizures. In addition to the infantile form, juvenile and adult onset forms of the disorder have been reported. These forms occur less frequently and have a longer course of progression.
Is there any treatment?
There is no cure for Alexander disease, nor is there a standard course of treatment. Treatment of Alexander disease is symptomatic and supportive.

3. NORD - National Organization For Rare Disorders, Inc.
alexander disease. To purchase fulltext report ($7.50) Copyright 1986, 1987,1988, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002 Synonyms of alexander disease
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4. The Family Village / Library / Leukodystrophy
Resources on Adrenoleukodystrophy, alexander disease, Canavan Disease, Krabbes Disease, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, and Refsum's Disease.
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Leukodystrophy
Types of Leukodystophy: Adrenoleukodystrophy, Alexander Disease, Canavan Disease, Krabbes Disease, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, and Refsum's Disease
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United Leukodystrophy Foundation (ULF)
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Website: http://www.ulf.org/
This is a nonprofit, voluntary health organization dedicated to providing patients and their families with information about their disease. In addition, it provides assistance in identifying sources of medical care, social services, and genetic counseling; establishing a communication network among families; increasing public awareness; acting as an information source for health care providers; and promoting and supporting research into causes, treatments, and prevention of the leukodystrophies. The ULF is supported solely by donations.
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5. CCHS Clinical Digital Library
Family Resources by Topic Metabolic Disorders. alexander disease Patient/Family Resources General Metabolic Disorders Patient/Family Resources. alexander disease Clinical Resources
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6. Alexander Disease - Medical Dictionary Definitions Of Popular Medical Terms
alexander disease A slowly progressive and ultimately fatal brain disorder that most juvenile and adult forms of alexander disease typically experience ataxia and spasticity
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7. Alexander Disease
a CHORUS notecard document about alexander disease Feedback. Search. alexander disease. dysmyelinating disease. rare, sporadic Related documents leukodystrophy. dysmyelinating disease. adrenoleukodystrophy. PelizaeusMerzbacher syndrome
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Alexander disease
dysmyelinating disease
  • rare, sporadic
  • usually presents in 1st year
  • megalencephaly: gradual enlargement of head
  • retardation, convulsion, spasticity
CT findings:
  • decreased density of white matter
  • frontal lobe predominance
  • +/- dilated lateral ventricles
Dx: brain bx Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated 26 May 2004

Medical College of Wisconsin

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10. Alexander Disease Information Diseases Database
alexander disease Fibrinoid leukodystrophy, Disease Database Information
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12. Alexander Disease
alexander disease. What is alexander disease? DESCRIPTION alexander diseaseis a rare, genetic, degenerative disorder of the nervous system.
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Alexander Disease
What is Alexander Disease? DESCRIPTION: Alexander disease is a rare, genetic, degenerative disorder of the nervous system. It is one of a group of genetic disorders called the leukodystrophies that affect growth of the myelin sheath, the fatty coveringwhich acts as an insulatoron nerve fibers in the brain. Alexander disease, which affects mostly males, usually begins at about 6 months of age. Symptoms may include mental and physical retardation, dementia, enlargement of the brain and head, spasticity (stiffness of arms and/or legs), and seizures. In addition to the infantile form, juvenile and adult onset forms of the disorder have been reported. These forms occur less frequently and have a longer course of progression. Is there any treatment?

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Search results for alexander disease ALLFIELDS are shown below. Includetrials that are no longer recruiting patients. 5 studies were found.
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5 studies were found. Recruiting Omega-3 Fatty Acids that Affect the Immune System in Kidney Transplant Patients
Condition: Kidney Diseases Recruiting BCX-1777 in Treating Patients With Refractory Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
Conditions: Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma; mycosis fungoides and Sezary syndrome Recruiting The Efficacy and Safety of Risperidone in the Treatment of Adolescents with Schizophrenia
Condition: Schizophrenia Recruiting Fluorouracil, External-Beam Radiation Therapy, and Gemcitabine With or Without Brachytherapy Using Phosphorus P32 in Treating Patients With Locally or Regionally Advanced Unresectable Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas
Conditions: adenocarcinoma of the pancreas; stage II pancreatic cancer; stage III pancreatic cancer; stage IVA pancreatic cancer; stage IVB pancreatic cancer Recruiting Clodronate With or Without Chemotherapy and/or Tamoxifen in Treating Women With Stage I or Stage II Breast Cancer
Conditions: stage I breast cancer; stage II breast cancer U.S. National Library of Medicine

14. Alexander S Disease
Alexander s Disease. alexander disease is the first disease that is knownto be associated with GFAP mutations Brenner M, et al., 2001.
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Alexander's Disease NeuroLearn NeuroHelp Leukodystrophy Background ... Differential Diagnosis BACKGROUND AND CLINICAL INFORMATION Head Summary: Alexander's disease is a leukodystrophy that is seen most commonly in infants or later childhood and is clinically a progressive, sometimes very slow, process with dementia, seizures and spasticity. Pathologically, it is a degenerative disorder of the CNS characterized by diffuse demyelination and rarefaction of the white matter, with little or no sparing of the arcuate fibers, and widespread accumulation of Rosenthal fibers. Generalized changes are most frequently seen but localized forms are also reported. Genetics: Probably a genetically inherited disease but the pattern of inheritance has not been established. Sequence analysis of DNA samples from patients representing different Alexander disease phenotypes revealed that most cases are with non-conservative mutations in the coding region of GFAP. Alexander disease is the first disease that is known to be associated with GFAP mutations [ Bren n er M , et al., 2001

15. Alexander Disease
alexander disease is an extremely rare, progressive, neurological disorder that usually becomes apparent during infancy or early childhood. However, less commonly, cases have been described in decades of life (adult onset). alexander disease belongs to a group of
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Synonyms
  • Dysmyelogenic Leukodystrophy Dysmyelogenic Leukodystrophy-Megalobare Fibrinoid Degeneration of Astrocytes Fibrinoid Leukodystrophy Hyaline Panneuropathy Leukodystrophy with Rosenthal Fibers Megalencephaly with Hyaline Inclusion Megalencephaly with Hyaline Panneuropathy
Disorder Subdivisions
  • None
Related Disorders List
Information on the following diseases can be found in the Related Disorders section of this report:
  • Hydrocephalus Multiple Sclerosis Astrocytoma, Malignant

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Clinical Resources by Topic Metabolic Disorders. alexander diseaseClinical Resources. alexander disease Access document. Clinical
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17. Alexander Disease / Library / The Family Village
Library A B. alexander disease. alexander disease - Summary for Parents Fromthe alexander disease Project at the Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin.
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Web: http://www.ulf.org/
The United Leukodystrophy Foundation (ULF), incorporated in 1982, is a nonprofit, voluntary health organization dedicated to providing patients and their families with information about their disease and assistance in identifying sources of medical care, social services, and genetic counseling; establishing a communication network among families; increasing public awareness and acting as an information source for health care providers; and promoting and supporting research into causes, treatments, and prevention of the leukodystrophies. Leukodystrophies are a group of genetic nervous system disorders affecting the myelin sheath, which insulates the axon through which nerve impulses are conducted.
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18. Alexander Disease
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You are in Medical Library Choose a Topic Our Content Sources Ask A Question Clinical Trials Health Guide A-Z Health Topics Symptoms Medical Tests Medications ... For a Complete Report Alexander Disease Important It is possible that the main title of the report Alexander Disease is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report. Synonyms
  • Dysmyelogenic Leukodystrophy Dysmyelogenic Leukodystrophy-Megalobare Fibrinoid Degeneration of Astrocytes Fibrinoid Leukodystrophy Hyaline Panneuropathy Leukodystrophy with Rosenthal Fibers Megalencephaly with Hyaline Inclusion Megalencephaly with Hyaline Panneuropathy
Disorder Subdivisions
  • None
General Discussion In infants and young children affected by Alexander Disease, associated symptoms and findings include a failure to grow and gain weight at the expected rate (failure to thrive); delays in the development of certain physical, mental, and behavioral skills that are typically acquired at particular stages (psychomotor retardation); and progressive enlargement of the head (macrocephaly). Additional features typically include sudden episodes of uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain (seizures); abnormally increased muscle stiffness and restriction of movement (spasticity); and progressive neurological deterioration. In some cases, there is hydrocephalus. In most cases, Alexander Disease appears to occur randomly for unknown reasons (sporadically), with no family history of the disease. In an extremely small number of cases, it is thought that the disorder may have affected more than one family member.

19. Alexander Disease
alexander disease is an extremely rare, progressive, neurological disorder thatusually becomes apparent during infancy or early childhood. alexander disease.
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Alexander Disease
Important
It is possible that the main title of the report is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.
Synonyms
  • Dysmyelogenic Leukodystrophy Dysmyelogenic Leukodystrophy-Megalobare Fibrinoid Degeneration of Astrocytes Fibrinoid Leukodystrophy Hyaline Panneuropathy Leukodystrophy with Rosenthal Fibers Megalencephaly with Hyaline Inclusion Megalencephaly with Hyaline Panneuropathy
Disorder Subdivisions
  • None
Related Disorders List
Information on the following diseases can be found in the Related Disorders section of this report:
  • Hydrocephalus Multiple Sclerosis Astrocytoma, Malignant Astrocytoma, Benign

20. OMIM - ALEXANDER DISEASE

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