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What is capillary telangiectasia?
Capillary telangiectasia's are small areas of dilated capillaries within otherwise normal brain tissue. It is hard to find Capillary telangiectasia's on a MRI test.
Is Telangiectasia contagious?
no
How is ataxia-telangiectasia diagnosed?
Diagnosis relies on recognizing the hallmarks of A-T: progressive ataxia and telangiectasia. However, this may be difficult as ataxia symptoms do appear prior to telangiectasia symptoms by several years
What is ataxia-telangiectasia?
Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare, genetic neurological disorder that progressively affects various systems in the body.
What kind of skin lesion is a telangiectasia?
Small, dilated blood vessels that appear close to the surface of the skin. Telangiectasia is often a symptom of such diseases as rosacea or scleroderma.
What is hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia?
an inherited condition characterized by abnormal blood vessels which are delicate and prone to bleeding. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is also known as Rendu-Osler-Weber disease.
What is the medical term meaning dilated superficial blood vessel?
telangiectasia
What Genetic disorder is Ataxia-telangiectasia?
It's a rare neurological disorder.
Where does the name ataxia-telangiectasia come from?
The name is a combination of two recognized abnormalities: ataxia (lack of muscle control) and telangiectasia (abnormal dilatation of capillary vessels that often result in tumors and red skin lesions ).
What are the demographics of ataxia-telangiectasia?
Both males and females are equally affected by A-T.
What is A-T disorder?
Ataxia telangiectasia disorder (also referred to as Louis-Bar syndrome) is a rare, neurodegenerative, autosomal recessive disease causing severe disability. Ataxia refers to poor coordination and telangiectasia to small dilated blood vessels, both of which are hallmarks of the disease.
What has the author Sarah V Butterworth written?
Sarah V. Butterworth has written: 'Studies on ataxia telangiectasia lymphocytes'
