Sentences with phrase «by progressive degeneration»

Mitral regurgitation (MR), secondary to myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD), is the most common cardiac disorder in dogs and is usually caused by progressive degeneration of the atrioventricular valves.

Singer Linda Ronstadt has released a new book of memoirs and in it she reveals that she, like 60,000 Americans each year, was given a diagnosis of Parkinson's, a disease characterized by progressive degeneration of the brain.

PD is characterized by the progressive degeneration of midbrain dopaminergic (mDA) neurons, and the accumulation of neuronal inclusions of aggregated α - synuclein [2].

Caused by progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord, the disease leads to increasing muscular weakness and atrophy.

SMA is a genetic, neuromuscular disease caused by progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord that leads to muscular weakness and atrophy and increased risk for early death due to respiratory failure.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a juvenile autosomal recessive form of motor neuron disease caused by progressive degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord.

These disorders are caused by the progressive degeneration of motor neurons, often leading to paralysis and ultimately death in patients.

It is characterized by the wasting of skeletal muscles and caused by progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord; the disease leads to increasing muscular weakness, atrophy and premature death due to respiratory problems.

Not exact matches

Muscular dystrophies are a group of more than 30 genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles that control movement.

Mitochondrial diseases include Leigh syndrome, a progressive and fatal disorder characterized by lesions on the brain that may lead to heart, kidney, vision and breathing complications, and Alpers Disease, a neurologic illness that causes seizures, dementia, spasticity, blindness, liver dysfunction and cerebral degeneration.

Marked by characteristic tremor, rigidity and slowness of movement, Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive degeneration of parts of the nervous system.

The team examined three forms of retinal degenerative diseases, rod cone dysplasia 1 being the most severe, or earliest onset, followed by X-linked progressive retinal atrophy 2 and then early retinal degeneration.

ALS is characterized by degeneration of motor neurons, while FTD is characterized by progressive neuronal loss mostly in the frontal and / or temporal lobes of the brain.

A team led by Steven Schwartz at UCLA administered about 50,000 cells Tuesday into one eye of a volunteer suffering from Stargardt Macular Dystrophy, a progressive form of blindness that usually begins in childhood, and another with Dry Age - Related Macular Degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in the developed world, Advanced Cell Technology, which is sponsoring the study, announced Thursday.

Muscular dystrophies are diseases of the muscle characterized by muscle fiber degeneration and associated progressive muscle weakness.

Muscular dystrophy is a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive muscle degeneration.

The most common form is Duchenne muscular dystrophy which is characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and ultimately death due to heart and / or respiratory failure.

Corticobasal degeneration is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by nerve cell loss and atrophy (shrinkage) of various regions of the brain, including the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia (which helps to start and control movements, as well as other functions).

«Indeed, even physiological aging is characterized by a progressive decline of motor abilities and patho - anatomic features of neuronal degeneration in the brain, which in many ways are similar to key characteristics of PD (but which do not evoke clinically - relevant signs of PD).»

PAR is actually a group of genetic conditions characterized by the degeneration of the retina in both eyes, causing a progressive loss of vision and eventually, total blindness.

Hansen Type I intervertebral disk disease is a progressive disorder characterized by degeneration of the outer layer and mineralization (or hardening) of the inner layer of affected disks.

PRA encompasses several different types of inherited retinal diseases characterized by retinal degeneration and progressive loss of vision.

Because canine hip dysplasia is a progressive disease, by the time a dog shows symptoms later in life, it is too late to prevent joint degeneration.

A progressive degeneration is caused by fibrosis, or thickening, of the muscle cells which lead to loss of muscle function.