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The average age at onset is 3–7 years, with described cases as young as 6 days and as old as 73 years. [20] Typical delay in diagnosis from onset of symptoms is 3 years. [20] Females show a slight predominance over males. [20] One study found that 3 in 100,000 five-year-olds are diagnosed with the condition. [21]
Guillain–Barré syndrome (also called "GBS") is a rapid-onset muscle weakness caused by the immune system damaging the peripheral nervous system. [3] Typically, both sides of the body are involved, and the initial symptoms are changes in sensation or pain often in the back along with muscle weakness, beginning in the feet and hands, often spreading to the arms and upper body. [3]
A common stomach bug is surging, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the week of December 5, there were 91 outbreaks of norovirus reported, up from 69 ...
Lesions at or above the T6 spinal cord level are more frequently reported, although there are reports of AD in patients with lesions as low as T10. [3] Guillain–Barré syndrome may also cause autonomic dysreflexia. [4] Hypertension in AD may result in mild symptoms, such as sweating above the lesion level, goosebumps, blurred vision, or ...
[1] [3] Initial symptoms typically include bloody diarrhea, fever, vomiting, and weakness. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Kidney problems and low platelets then occur as the diarrhea progresses. [ 1 ] Children are more commonly affected, but most children recover without permanent damage to their health, although some children may have serious and sometimes life ...
Fortunately, eating an anti-inflammatory diet can help remedy some of the symptoms that go with chronic inflammation, like joint pain, brain fog and low energy levels. The anti-inflammatory diet ...
This disorder typically develops due to prematurity, especially when the infant is delivered prior to 36 weeks since surfactant doesn't start being produced until 35 weeks gestation. [8] The lack of surfactant causes alveolar collapse and subsequent damage to the epithelial lining of the alveoli, causing the same path of damage described in the ...
Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug Zepbound is no longer in short supply, the FDA said, worrying patients who use cheaper, off-brand versions of the drug. On Thursday, Dec. 19, the U.S. Food and Drug ...