Restless legs syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by leg paresthesia associated with an irresistible urge to move that often interferes with nocturnal sleep, leading to chronic sleep deprivation.
Etiology
Locus: 12q (#15824258#)
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restless legs syndrome
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infantile-onset ascending hereditary spastic paralysis
14 November 2003IAHSP
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nervous system tumors
29 October 2003neurological tumours
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arthrogryposis multiplex congenita
17 October 2003Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) is a heterogeneous-symptom complex characterized by joint contractures at birth that involve more than one part of the body.
Etiology
Locus 5qter -
arthrogryposis
17 October 2003arthrogryposes
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neural tube defects
15 October 2003neural tube closure defects, dysraphia, NTDs
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familial dysautonomia
1 October 2003Familial dysautonomia is a recessive sensory and autonomic neuropathy.
Etiology
mutations in the I-kappa B kinase associated protein (IKBKAP) gene -
axonopathies
17 September 2003Types
proximal axonopathies
distal axonopathies amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
See also
neuronopathies
neuropathies
References
Pasinelli P, Brown RH. Molecular biology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: insights from genetics. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2006 Sep;7(9):710-23. PMID: #16924260# -
embryonal central nervous system tumors
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neurodegenerative diseases
16 July 2003neurodegenerative disorders, degenerative brain diseases