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m-Power® Rare Pediatric Disease Database
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Werdnig-Hoffman Disease

Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Werdnig-Hoffman Disease is a rare syndrome of young infants, marked by weakness and severe muscular problems. There are three types of spinal muscular atrophies, and Werdnig Hoffman Disease refers to Type I, the disorder that affects younger children. ...

Werner's Syndrome

Progeria adultorum, Pangeria
Werner’s Syndrome (WS) is a rare genetic disease characterized by premature aging directly following puberty, resulting in the person appearing much older than he or she is, and having many problems that would be expected only in much older people. ...

West Syndrome

Infantile Spasms
The West syndrome is a form of epilepsy (persistent seizure activity) first described in the late 19th century by observations of an infant with repetitive head “bobbing” movements comprised of rapid head bowing into the knees alternating with immediate relaxation. These movements were later termed infantile spasms and are usually accompanied by poor development. ...

Whipple's Disease

Intestinal Lipodystrophy
Whipple’s disease is a rare systemic disease that affects the small intestine, the joints, the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) and the cardiovascular system. A certain strain of bacteria infiltrates these areas of the body and causes a variety of complications. However, the major complications in Whipple’s Disease involve the intestine. This bacterial infection damages the lini...

Wildervanck Syndrome

Cervicooculoacoustic Syndrome
Wildervanck syndrome is a rare, inherited, genetic disorder that is characterized mainly by a triad of anomalies that includes skeletal malformations called Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS), abnormalities of certain eye movements called Duane syndrome, and congenital hearing loss. ...
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