Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Dementia due to multiple etiologies: 294.1x: Dementia due to Parkinson's disease: Coded 294.9 in the DSM-IV. 294.1x: Dementia due to Pick's disease: Coded 290.10 in the DSM-IV. 294.8: Dementia NOS: 294.xx: Dementia of the Alzheimer's type, with early onset: Coded 290.xx in the DSM-IV. 290.10: Dementia of the Alzheimer's type, with early onset ...
Deafness in animals can occur as either unilateral (one ear affected) or bilateral (both ears affected). This occurrence of either type of deafness seems to be relatively the same in both mixed-breed animals and pure-breed animals. [5] Research has found a significant association between deafness in dogs and the pigment genes piebald and merle ...
This condition was first discovered in 1995 by Melberg et al. when they described 5 members of a 4-generation Swedish family where cerebellar ataxia and sensorineural deafness presented as an autosomal dominant trait, 4 of them had narcolepsy and 2 had diabetes mellitus. The oldest members had psychiatric symptoms, neurological anomalies, and ...
Nonsyndromic deafness is hearing loss that is not associated with other signs and symptoms. In contrast, syndromic deafness involves hearing loss that occurs with abnormalities in other parts of the body. Nonsyndromic deafness constitutes 75% of all hearing loss cases, and an estimated 100 genes are thought to be linked to this condition.
This is a shortened version of the sixth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs. It covers ICD codes 320 to 389 . The full chapter can be found on pages 215 to 258 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9.
Mohr–Tranebjærg syndrome (MTS) is a rare X-linked recessive syndrome also known as deafness–dystonia syndrome and caused by mutation in the TIMM8A gene. It is characterized by clinical manifestations commencing with early childhood onset hearing loss, followed by adolescent onset progressive dystonia or ataxia, visual impairment from early adulthood onwards and dementia from the 4th ...
It’s welcome news for the over 40 million U.S. adults aged 18 or older who are affected by hearing loss. ... accessory to take advantage of hands-free calling. ... often a top pick due to their ...
Mild hearing loss is thresholds of 25–45 dB; moderate hearing loss is thresholds of 45–65 dB; severe hearing loss is thresholds of 65–85 dB; and profound hearing loss thresholds are greater than 85 dB. Tinnitus occurring in only one ear should prompt the clinician to initiate further evaluation for other etiologies.