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Porphyria

This group of disorders results from a buildup of natural chemicals in the body that affect the nervous system and skin. Learn how to avoid symptom triggers.
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Adrenoleukodystrophy

Find out about diagnosis and treatment of adrenoleukodystrophy — a hereditary disorder that affects the brain, nervous system and adrenal gland.
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Microcephaly

Learn more about microcephaly, when an infant's head is smaller than expected. The condition affects child development.
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Mumps

Find out more about the symptoms and treatment of this viral illness and how vaccines can prevent it.
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Toe walking in children

Walking on toes or the balls of the feet is fairly common in children who are learning to walk. Most children outgrow it.
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High blood pressure (hypertension)

Learn the symptoms and treatment of this condition — which raises the risk of heart attack and stroke — and the lifestyle changes that can lower the risk.
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Elevated blood pressure

If your blood pressure is slightly elevated, eating better and moving more can help prevent prehypertension from becoming high blood pressure.
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Tendinitis

Repetitive activities and weekend warrior exercise can bother tendons, causing pain and swelling.
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Learn how to spot the symptoms and how doctors treat this group of peripheral nerve disorders.
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Broken ribs

This common injury happens most often because of falls, car accidents or contact sports.
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Cerebral palsy

Learn about this group of conditions that affect movement. It's caused by damage to the developing brain, usually before birth.
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Psoriatic arthritis

This form of arthritis affects some people who have psoriasis — a disease that features red patches of skin topped with silvery scales.

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