Huntington's disease, which is also known as Huntington's chorea, is a progressive genetic autosomal disorder of the central nervous system that is caused by the degeneration and loss of brain cells. If you or a loved one is affected by this devas...

Nephrotic syndrome is a condition in which the glomeruli (the filters of the kidneys) in the kidneys are damaged, causing them to leak large amounts of protein from the blood into the urine. When this condition happens in children, it is called ch...

Dementia with Lewy Bodies is a form of dementia, which is a progressive, degenerative decline of the mental ability that arises from damage in the brain, affecting memory, thinking processes, behavior, and physical activity. If you or your loved o...

Nephrotic syndrome in itself isn’t a disorder, but it can be the first sign of a disease or a major problem in the kidneys. The most common features of nephrotic syndrome are proteinuria (large amounts of protein in the urine), hypoproteinemia (...

Angelman syndrome is a complex genetic disorder that was first described in 1965 by the English physician Dr. Harry Angelman. If your loved one is suffering from Angelman Syndrome, you'll find this book is a comprehensive guide to the devastating ...

Proteinuria, which is also known as albuminuria or urine albumin, is a condition in which there’s an excessive amount of protein present in your urine. Proteinuria in itself is not a disorder, but it does signal the presence of a disease or prob...

Pseudotumor cerebri, also known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension or benign intracranial hypertension, is a condition that occurs when the intracranial pressure (the pressure that exerted inside your skull or cranial vault) increases due to ...

Stiff-Person syndrome, also known as Stiff-Man syndrome or Moersch-Woltman syndrome, is a rare neurological disorder that affects the central nervous system. The syndrome was first described in 1956 by Frederick Moersch and Henry Woltman at the Ma...

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, also known as 21-hydroxylase deficiency or adrenogenital syndrome, is a genetic disorder in which the adrenal glands don’t function properly. As the name itself indicates (“congenital”), this condition is pres...

Chiari Malformation is a rare condition that was first described in 1891 by Hans von Chiari, a pathologist ; it is characterized by structural defects in the cerebellum, the bottom region of the brain that's in charge of controlling your body's ba...