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Urbach–Wiethe disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. Urbach–Wiethe disease is a very rare recessive genetic disorder, with approximately 400 reported cases since its discovery. [1] [2] [3] It was first officially reported in 1929 by Erich Urbach and Camillo Wiethe, [4] [5] although cases may be recognized dating back as ...
S.M., sometimes referred to as SM-046, is an American woman with a peculiar type of brain damage that physiologically reduces her ability to feel fear.First described by scientists in 1994, [1] she has had exclusive and complete bilateral amygdala destruction since late childhood as a consequence of Urbach–Wiethe disease.
Here are links to possibly useful sources of information about Urbach–Wiethe disease. PubMed provides review articles from the past five years (limit to free review articles) The TRIP database provides clinical publications about evidence-based medicine. Other potential sources include: Centre for Reviews and Dissemination and CDC
Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, Strudwick type is an inherited disorder of bone growth that results in dwarfism, characteristic skeletal abnormalities, and problems with vision. [1]
The system for classifying collagenopathies is changing as researchers learn more about the genetic causes of these disorders. The clinical features of the type II and XI collagenopathies vary among the disorders, but there is considerable overlap.
This article provides a list of autoimmune diseases. These conditions, where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells, affect a range of organs and systems within the body. Each disorder is listed with the primary organ or body part that it affects and the associated autoantibodies that are typically found in people diagnosed ...
Eithan Urbach (born 1977), Israeli swimmer; Ephraim Urbach (1912–91), Israeli author and scholar of Judaism; Erich Urbach (1893–1946), Austrian dermatologist; Hinko Urbach (1872–1960), Czech-born rabbi who relocated to Yugoslavia; Karina Urbach, German historian; Nafa Urbach (born 1980), Indonesian singer, actress and model
Transmission-based precautions are infection-control precautions in health care, in addition to the so-called "standard precautions". They are the latest routine infection prevention and control practices applied for patients who are known or suspected to be infected or colonized with infectious agents, including certain epidemiologically important pathogens, which require additional control ...