Cerebro-renal syndromes.

Introduction Cerebro-renal syndromes constitute a heterogeneous group of entities in which central nervous system involvement and renal dysfunction coexist, either due to a common pathophysiological mechanism (defect of a metabolic pathway that affects both organs) or due to the pleiotropic expression of a gene that is critically expressed in the brain...

Mitochondrial diseases.

Mitochondrial diseases are a group of genetic disorders that affect the mitochondria, the cellular structures responsible for producing energy in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate). These diseases are caused by mutations in mitochondrial DNA or in nuclear genes that encode proteins related to mitochondrial function. Because mitochondria are…

Rare neurological diseases diagnosable by simple means.

Cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides: Tangier disease. Abetalipoproteinemia. Smith-Lemli-Opitz, Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis and other disorders of cholesterol synthesis. Alpha-fetoprotein: Ataxia-telangiectasia, Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 1 and type 2. Uric acid: Lesch-Nyhan. MCV: X-linked alpha-thalassemia mental retardation syndrome. Ferritin. Neuroferritinopathies. TSH, FT4, FT3. Allan-Herndon-Dudley. Benign hereditary chorea. Peripheral blood smear: Acanthocytes: Neuroacanthocytosis. …