Brittle Bone Disease (Osteoge... : Symptoms

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All people with OI have weak bones, which makes them susceptible to fractures. Persons with OI are usually below average height ( short stature. However, the severity of the disease varies greatly. The classic symptoms include: Blue tint to the wh...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 3, 2007
Evidence suggests that OI results from abnormalities in the collagen gene COL1A1 or COL1A2 and possibly abnormalities in other genes. In OI, the genetic abnormality causes one of two things to occur. It may direct cells to make an altered collagen...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
OI is usually inherited as an autosomal dominant condition. In autosomal dominant inheritance, a single abnormal gene on one of the autosomal chromosomes (one of the first 22 "non-sex" chromosomes) from either parent can cause the disease. One of ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
What are the treatments for bow legs? Robert Shmerling, M.D., is associate physician and clinical chief of rheumatology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an associate professor in medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is an active teacher in the Internal Medicine Residency Program, serving as the Robinson Firm Chief. He is also a teacher in the Rheumatology Fellowship Program and has been a practicing rheumatologist for over 25 years.
Source:StayWell
A bruise is an area of skin discoloration. A bruise occurs when small blood vessels break and leak their contents into the soft tissue beneath the skin.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 17, 2007
Bruises, or ecchymoses, are a discoloration and tenderness of the skin or mucous membranes due to the leakage of blood from an injured blood vessel into the tissues. Pupura refers to bruising as the result of a disease condition.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Detailed information on bruises in children
Source:StayWell
We bruise when blood vessels beneath our skin rupture and bleed. As alarming as these purplish marks can be, they're usually harmless. With passing years, however, they become increasingly common with the mildest bump or blow.
Source:StayWell
Bruises are a part of life. By the time you notice a bruise, though, it's already started to heal.
Source:StayWell
Is there a particular vitamin I can take that might diminish bruising? I am a 53-year-old woman who has bruised easily since I was much younger.
Source:StayWell
Bruises, or ecchymoses, are a discoloration and tenderness of the skin or mucous membranes due to the leakage of blood from an injured blood vessel into the tissues. Purpura refers to bruising as the result of a disease condition.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Bruises, or ecchymoses, are a discoloration and tenderness of the skin or mucous membranes due to the leakage of blood from an injured blood vessel into the tissues. Pupura refers to bruising as the result of a disease condition.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Most of us get bruises from bumping into something from time to time. Bruising sometimes increases with age, especially in women as the capillary walls become more fragile and the skin becomes thin.
Source:HealthLine
Date:November 30, 2007
The spine is a shaft comprised of over 25 small bones called vertebrae that support the upper body. The cervical spine (C-spine) is the upper portion, comprised of 7 vertebrae.
Source:HealthLine
Date:December 31, 2007
Pes planus is a condition where the arch or instep of the foot collapses and comes in contact with the ground. In some individuals, this arch never develops.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 12, 2008
Although some children develop arches as their “baby fat” disappears, some children don’t. If not, it’s still considered normal, and usually not a cause for concern.
Source:StayWell
Are there special heel supports available to help with heel pain from flat feet?
Source:StayWell
If more pressure is put on a bone than it can stand, it will split or break. A break of any size is called a fracture. If the broken bone punctures the skin, it is called an open fracture (compound fracture). A stress fracture is a hairline crack in the bone that develops because of repeated or prolonged forces against the bone.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 7, 2007
Detailed information on fractures, including types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
Source:StayWell
A child’s bones heal the same way as an adult’s. But since a child’s bones are still growing, there are a few special concerns.
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on fractures, including types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on sports and fractures
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on fractures, including types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on sports and fractures
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on sports and fractures
Source:StayWell
Bones are tough and resilient, but if you push them hard enough—if you fall on a hard surface, for instance—they can crack or break.
Source:StayWell
A fracture is a crack or break in a bone. It results from the application of excessive force through injuries, such as a fall or a hard blow.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
A fracture is a complete or incomplete break in a bone resulting from the application of excessive force. A fracture usually results from traumatic injury to bones causing the continuity of bone tissues or bony cartilage to be disrupted or broken.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A fracture is a complete or incomplete break in a bone resulting from the application of excessive force. An injury may be classified as a fracture-dislocation when a fracture involves the bony structures of any joint with associated dislocation of the same joint.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
A fracture is a complete or incomplete break in a bone resulting from the application of excessive force. A fracture usually results from traumatic injury to a bone, causing the continuity of bone tissues or bony cartilage to be disrupted or broken.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Hearing loss is the total or partial inability to hear sound in one or both ears. See also: Hearing loss of aging
Source:ADAM
Date:October 24, 2007
Detailed information on hearing loss, including sudden hearing loss and treatment
Source:StayWell
Most people over age 65 have some hearing loss, and by age 80, almost everyone does. Because hearing loss usually occurs slowly over the years, you may not realize your hearing ability has gotten worse.
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on hearing loss, including sudden hearing loss and treatment
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on hearing loss, including management of hearing loss
Source:StayWell
Many experts urge hearing tests before newborns leave the hospital. Every year, about 12,000 American babies are born with hearing problems.
Source:StayWell
A consumer's guide to the new hearing aid technologies as well as an overview of the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss. Strategies for preventing hearing loss and preserving your hearing are also described.
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on hearing loss, including sudden hearing loss and treatment
Source:StayWell
Nearly 30 million Americans have some form of hearing loss, including one of every three people ages 65 to 75. Yet just a fraction of us seek help. Here's why.
Source:StayWell
Parents and pediatricians should know how to detect hearing problems at various stages during a child's first three years of life.
Source:StayWell
An open-fit hearing aid, which leaves the ear canal open instead of covering the opening, helps eliminate distortion caused by sound waves, and may be more comfortable for wearers.
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on hearing loss in babies
Source:StayWell
As you age, some hearing loss is normal. You lose more than the ability to hear how loud a sound is. You also lose the ability to hear certain types of sounds. For example, you might not be able to hear some of the high-pitched sounds of a child's voice.
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on hearing loss in babies
Source:StayWell
People who are tone deaf, or amusic, are unable to distinguish differences in pitch, and may have a similar difficulty with rhythm. Research suggests this may be due to weak connections between the parts of the brain responsible for processing music.
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on hearing loss in babies
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on noise-induced hearing loss
Source:StayWell
Prolonged exposure to excessive noise can result in permanent hearing loss. Many occupations have increased risk of hearing damage, and in such cases ear protection should be worn.
Source:StayWell
Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to apprehend sound. Sound can be measured accurately.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Hearing begins in the womb- pregnant women have reported feeling the fetus move in response to loud noises at 31 weeks (7 weeks before full-term delivery). Newborns are sensitive to the location, frequency, pitch, and volume of sounds.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Hearing impairment is the temporary or permanent loss of some or all hearing in one or both ears. There are three types of hearing impairment that occur in young children: conductive hearing loss, a usually temporary interference with the reception of sound from the outer ear to the middle or inner ear sensorineural hearing impairment, a permanent abnormality of the cochlear hair cells of the inner ear, the auditory nerve, or the auditory center of the brain mixed hearing impairment, a combination of conductive and sensorineural impairments Hearing impairments also are classified as prelingual (occurring before a child learns to speak) and post-lingual (occurring after the child has acquired language).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to apprehend sound. Sound can be measured accurately.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to comprehend sound. Sound can be accurately measured.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Hearing loss can be caused by many things - some reversible such as wax buildup in the ear canal or ear infections with fluid build up. Some hearing loss is irreversible - that due to mechanical problems within the ear itself, or sensorineural problems within the inner ear.
Source:HealthLine
Date:November 30, 2007
Hypermobile joints are joints that move beyond the normal range with little effort. The joints that are most commonly hypermobile are the elbows, wrists, fingers, and knees.
Source:ADAM
Date:December 4, 2006
True muscle weakness means that full effort does not produce a normal muscle contraction or movement. A voluntary muscle contraction is generated when the brain sends a signal through the spinal cord and nerves to a muscle.
Source:HealthLine
Date:September 30, 2007
Weakness is a reduction in the strength of one or more muscles.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 17, 2007
Short stature is refers to any person who is significantly below the average height for a person of the same age and sex -- specifically, the shortest 5% of the population. The term may refer to children or adolescents who are significantly below the average height of their peers.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 27, 2008
Skeletal limb abnormalities is a very broad descriptive term. There are a variety of possible abnormalities of the arms or legs (limbs) that can be caused by underlying defects in the skeletal structure.
Source:ADAM
Date:March 9, 2007
Osteomalacia involves softening of the bones caused by a deficiency of vitamin D or problems with the metabolism of this vitamin.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 8, 2006
Osteomalacia is a disease in which insufficient mineralization leads to a softening of the bones. Usually, this is caused by a deficiency of vitamin D , which reduces bone formation by altering calcium and phosphorus metabolism .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Well Being
A low nasal bridge is a flattening of the top part of the nose.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 27, 2008
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