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My 1 year old daughter has just been diagnosed with Jackson Syndrome and I can't find much info about it. Can someone direct me to good sources?
32 yr old, Female
asked Apr 20, 2010 at 07:08PM in Other
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0Votesanswered Apr 21, 2010 at 11:50AMIf you are referring to Jackson-Weiss syndrome, there is an article on Medpedia that can give you a good start: http://wiki.medpedia.com/Jackson-Weiss_Syndrome
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answered Apr 21, 2010 at 01:23PMThere are two identified rare disorders that may apply to your daughters condition. We usually start searching within the Orphanet database which is one that we believe to be the most comprehensive - please head to the following site by following this link. http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/Disease_Search_Simple.php?lng=EN&diseaseGroup=jackson+syndrome
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answered Apr 22, 2010 at 10:10AMMost medical schools are out of the habit of referring to conditions named after "people" as it leads to confusion and there is no universal understanding of which condition to which a person refers. Here are the names of syndromes that have been classified under "Jackson Syndrome"
Jackson-MacKenzie syndrome
Jackson's cerebellar syndrome
Vaughan-Jackson Syndrome
Jackson-Weiss syndrome
Michael Jackson syndrome
Hughlings-Jackson syndrome
Each is different from the other, however, Dorland’s Medical Dictionary defines "Jackson syndrome" (jak´sәn) as a paralysis of structures innervated by the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth cranial nerves, including the soft palate, larynx, half of the tongue, and the sternomastoid and trapezius muscles.
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