From HPO
Dysphagia- MedGen UID:
- 41440
- •Concept ID:
- C0011168
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- Disease or Syndrome
Difficulty in swallowing.
Alzheimer disease- MedGen UID:
- 1853
- •Concept ID:
- C0002395
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- Disease or Syndrome
Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative disease of the brain that causes dementia, which is a gradual loss of memory, judgment, and ability to function. This disorder usually appears in people older than age 65, but less common forms of the disease appear earlier in adulthood.\n\nMemory loss is the most common sign of Alzheimer's disease. Forgetfulness may be subtle at first, but the loss of memory worsens over time until it interferes with most aspects of daily living. Even in familiar settings, a person with Alzheimer's disease may get lost or become confused. Routine tasks such as preparing meals, doing laundry, and performing other household chores can be challenging. Additionally, it may become difficult to recognize people and name objects. Affected people increasingly require help with dressing, eating, and personal care.\n\nAs the disorder progresses, some people with Alzheimer's disease experience personality and behavioral changes and have trouble interacting in a socially appropriate manner. Other common symptoms include agitation, restlessness, withdrawal, and loss of language skills. People with Alzheimer's disease usually require total care during the advanced stages of the disease.\n\nIndividuals with Alzheimer's disease usually survive 8 to 10 years after the appearance of symptoms, but the course of the disease can range from 1 to 25 years. Survival is usually shorter in individuals diagnosed after age 80 than in those diagnosed at a younger age. In Alzheimer's disease, death usually results from pneumonia, malnutrition, or general body wasting (inanition).\n\nAlzheimer's disease can be classified as early-onset or late-onset. The signs and symptoms of the early-onset form appear between a person's thirties and mid-sixties, while the late-onset form appears during or after a person's mid-sixties. The early-onset form of Alzheimer's disease is much less common than the late-onset form, accounting for less than 10 percent of all cases of Alzheimer's disease.
Apraxia- MedGen UID:
- 8166
- •Concept ID:
- C0003635
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- Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
A defect in the understanding of complex motor commands and in the execution of certain learned movements, i.e., deficits in the cognitive components of learned movements.
Dysarthria- MedGen UID:
- 8510
- •Concept ID:
- C0013362
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- Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Dysarthric speech is a general description referring to a neurological speech disorder characterized by poor articulation. Depending on the involved neurological structures, dysarthria may be further classified as spastic, flaccid, ataxic, hyperkinetic and hypokinetic, or mixed.
Dystonic disorder- MedGen UID:
- 3940
- •Concept ID:
- C0013421
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- Sign or Symptom
An abnormally increased muscular tone that causes fixed abnormal postures. There is a slow, intermittent twisting motion that leads to exaggerated turning and posture of the extremities and trunk.
Myoclonus- MedGen UID:
- 10234
- •Concept ID:
- C0027066
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- Finding
Very brief, involuntary random muscular contractions occurring at rest, in response to sensory stimuli, or accompanying voluntary movements.
Babinski sign- MedGen UID:
- 19708
- •Concept ID:
- C0034935
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- Finding
Upturning of the big toe (and sometimes fanning of the other toes) in response to stimulation of the sole of the foot. If the Babinski sign is present it can indicate damage to the corticospinal tract.
Seizure- MedGen UID:
- 20693
- •Concept ID:
- C0036572
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- Sign or Symptom
A seizure is an intermittent abnormality of nervous system physiology characterized by a transient occurrence of signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.
Neurofibrillary tangles- MedGen UID:
- 39273
- •Concept ID:
- C0085400
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- Finding
Pathological protein aggregates formed by hyperphosphorylation of a microtubule-associated protein known as tau, causing it to aggregate in an insoluble form.
Disturbed sensory perception- MedGen UID:
- 508504
- •Concept ID:
- C0150075
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- Finding
Alteration or impairment in the processing or interpretation of sensory information can lead to abnormal perceptions or experiences.
Memory impairment- MedGen UID:
- 68579
- •Concept ID:
- C0233794
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- Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
An impairment of memory as manifested by a reduced ability to remember things such as dates and names, and increased forgetfulness.
Abnormality of extrapyramidal motor function- MedGen UID:
- 115941
- •Concept ID:
- C0234133
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- Sign or Symptom
A neurological condition related to lesions of the basal ganglia leading to typical abnormalities including akinesia (inability to initiate changes in activity and perform volitional movements rapidly and easily), muscular rigidity (continuous contraction of muscles with constant resistance to passive movement), chorea (widespread arrhythmic movements of a forcible, rapid, jerky, and restless nature), athetosis (inability to sustain the muscles of the fingers, toes, or other group of muscles in a fixed position), and akathisia (inability to remain motionless).
Personality changes- MedGen UID:
- 66817
- •Concept ID:
- C0240735
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- Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
An abnormal shift in patterns of thinking, acting, or feeling.
Dementia- MedGen UID:
- 99229
- •Concept ID:
- C0497327
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- Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
A loss of global cognitive ability of sufficient amount to interfere with normal social or occupational function. Dementia represents a loss of previously present cognitive abilities, generally in adults, and can affect memory, thinking, language, judgment, and behavior.
Spastic tetraparesis- MedGen UID:
- 658719
- •Concept ID:
- C0575059
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- Disease or Syndrome
Spastic weakness affecting all four limbs.
Gait disturbance- MedGen UID:
- 107895
- •Concept ID:
- C0575081
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- Finding
The term gait disturbance can refer to any disruption of the ability to walk.
Lower limb hyperreflexia- MedGen UID:
- 322973
- •Concept ID:
- C1836696
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- Finding
Increased intensity of the a reflex in the leg.
Cerebral cortical atrophy- MedGen UID:
- 1646740
- •Concept ID:
- C4551583
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- Disease or Syndrome
Atrophy of the cortex of the cerebrum.
Optic ataxia- MedGen UID:
- 1635801
- •Concept ID:
- C4703584
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- Finding
Difficulty reaching visually guided goals in peripheral vision, with the deficit, leaves voluntary eye movements largely unaffected.
- Abnormality of the digestive system
- Abnormality of the nervous system