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Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of muscular problems which leads to loss of muscle mass and therefore loss of muscle strength. This is a progressive condition and gradually worsens with time. in some cases, the patients may experience complete muscle breakdown, ultimately affecting patient mobility to a large extent. The condition is usually inherited and caused by genetic mutations. It can affect children and adults alike. There are different types of the condition but the most common ones a...more

Cerebral Palsy is a disorder related to the posture, movement or muscle tone, mostly due to immature development of the brain in a baby. This condition usually crops up, when the baby is already in the womb. The symptoms may surface when the baby is in its infancy or even later. Irregularities in the reflexes, posture, walking style, etc should ring a bell for the parents. Kids suffering from cerebral palsy may also suffer from muscle imbalance of the eye muscles, leading to problems focusing on...more

The dose of ramipril can be optimised but only in consultation with your nephrologist. Also if BP is also high then salt restriction is helpful. But only in consultation with your nephrologist.

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I have evaluated your query thoroughly. The MRI is for diagnostic modality, there is no harm in not doing MRI Continue current medications and physiotherapy for better recovery
Later on if you think, decide for MRI later on.
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Ask her to do eye exercise regularly and Apart from taking symptomatic treatment Take tablet folvite 5mg once a day and tablet vitaminD (60000iu) once a week for six months

Hi yes there is but it's very slow as the disease is itself is very difficult to treat in any system of medicine.

Glomerulonephritis is a disease that is caused due to inflammation of the small filters that are present within the kidneys or glomeruli. Glomeruli eliminate the excess waste, electrolytes and fluids from the blood, discharged through urine. A glomerular disease can be either acute or chronic. If the condition arises without a combination of any other disease, it is termed as primary glomerulonephritis. Secondary glomerulonephritis is characterized by diabetes or lupus (an auto-immune disorder) ...more

Dear Lybrate user. As I can understand that your daughter is now 2 years old and was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome 1 years back at the age of 1 yr. Nephrotic syndrome is a condition where there is loss of lot of protein in the urine. Normally if the children present at the age between 2-8 years we start them on oral steroids giving it for 3-6mths. Majority (95%) of children get better with steroids. But a significant proportion do have a recurrence of disease and can be treated with a repeat...more

Pituitary tumors are a rare occurrence, and not all of them show some kind of symptoms. However, in some cases, the patients may display few symptoms. This totally depends on whether the tumor is functional or non-functional. When the tumor is functional, it means that they are releasing excess hormones while non-functional tumor would not cause excess release of hormones.

Types of pituitary tumors:
As already pointed, there are two variants of pituitary tumors- functional and non-f...more