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Periodic Paralysis: The Rare Genetic Conditions That Cause Sudden Muscle Weakness
When 16-year-old Rohan woke one morning to find his legs completely paralyzed and unable to move, his panicked parents rushed…
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Myasthenia Gravis: The Autoimmune Disease That Makes Muscles Tire Rapidly
When 28-year-old Priya developed drooping eyelids and double vision that worsened throughout the day but improved after rest, her ophthalmologist…
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: What Families Need to Know About This Progressive Disorder
When 3-year-old Arjun started having difficulty climbing stairs and kept falling more frequently than other children his age, his pediatrician…
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA): From Death Sentence to Treatable Condition
When 2-month-old Naina’s parents noticed she couldn’t lift her head, seemed unusually weak and floppy, and had difficulty swallowing, genetic…
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Pompe Disease: When Glycogen Storage Goes Wrong in the Muscles
When 2-month-old Vikram developed feeding difficulties, seemed unusually weak and floppy, and his pediatrician detected an enlarged heart on examination,…
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Maple Syrup Urine Disease: The Metabolic Disorder Named for Its Distinctive Smell
When 3-day-old baby Kavita became increasingly lethargic and refused to feed, her alert pediatrician noticed her urine, earwax, and sweat…
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Phenylketonuria (PKU): Why Newborn Screening Has Transformed This Disease
When baby Arjun’s newborn screening blood spot test came back with elevated phenylalanine levels at just 48 hours old, his…
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Fragile X Syndrome: The Most Common Inherited Cause of Intellectual Disability
When 4-year-old Rohan’s parents brought him to a developmental specialist concerned about his severe speech delays, hyperactivity, hand-flapping, and tendency…
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Rett Syndrome: The Neurological Condition That Primarily Affects Girls
When 18-month-old Naina suddenly stopped using the words she’d learned, lost interest in toys she previously loved, and began repetitive…
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Angelman Syndrome: The ‘Happy Puppet’ Disorder and Why That Name Is Outdated
When 2-year-old Diya’s parents brought her to a neurologist concerned that she still wasn’t speaking, walked with a stiff, jerky…
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Prader-Willi Syndrome: Understanding This Complex Genetic Disorder
When 2-year-old Aarav suddenly transitioned from being a “failure to thrive” infant with severe muscle weakness and feeding difficulties requiring…
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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: The Lung and Liver Disease You May Have Never Heard Of
When 42-year-old Kavita developed severe shortness of breath and was diagnosed with COPD despite never smoking a cigarette in her…
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Hemochromatosis: The Iron Overload Disease Most People Don’t Know They Have
When 45-year-old Vikram visited his doctor complaining of chronic fatigue, joint pain in his hands, and a “bronze” skin tone…
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Wilson’s Disease: When Copper Accumulates and Poisons the Body
When 19-year-old Meera started experiencing tremors in her hands that made writing difficult, along with slurred speech and unexplained personality…
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