What are the similarities and differences in the mechanisms of atrophy across various causes?

Dec 7, 2023 ... Vaginal atrophy is the thinning of your vaginal lining and vulval skin, caused by a drop in oestrogen levels around the time of menopause. Kidney atrophy can be due to a lower blood supply to the kidney(s) and/or loss of nephrons, the basic working units of the kidneys. Chronic infections or ... Sep 24, 2024 ... The term metaplastic (chronic) atrophic gastritis, also referred to as gastric atrophy, is used to describe a form of chronic gastritis that ... Dec 31, 2024 ... Optic atrophy is a condition in which the optic nerve begins to deteriorate. The optic nerve is the nerve at the back of your eye that connects your eye to ... It's sometimes called Werdnig-Hoffmann disease or infantile-onset SMA. Children with type 1 have limited movement, can't sit without support, and have trouble ... Jun 4, 2024 ... Atrophy of the interossei with sparing of the thenar and hypothenar muscles is usually caused by an ulnar neuropathy at the wrist (distal Guyon ... Open What is MSA? What is MSA? Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder that can cause a multitude of symptoms in any combination. Apr 17, 2023 ... In this review, we will describe the state of art of the currently available therapeutic approaches, reviewing clinical trials and real-world data. Carrier screening results for SMA are reported as the number of healthy copies of SMN1 a person has: If you have two copies of the healthy gene, it means that ... Oct 27, 2021 ... What is fat atrophy? Though fat is often seen as unwanted, it's a critical part of the makeup of the body under the skin. When this fat degrades ...